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New Border Patrol Chief Appointed Under President Trump’s Administration
Border Patrol has a new leader under President Trump’s administration.
Border Patrol has a new leader under President Trump’s administration.
President Trump fired Acting Attorney General Sally Yates on Monday after she refused to defend his executive order on immigration.
Acting U.S. Attorney General Sally Yates took a bold stand Monday in refusing to defend the indefensible executive order to ban refugees and travelers from a selective group of Muslim-majority nations.
Proponents of a tougher immigration crackdown were disappointed with Donald Trump’s choice for deputy secretary of Homeland Security.
The FBI is investigating threats to “blow up” a refugee community center that predominately serves Muslim immigrants.
Customs and Border Patrol agents ignored the orders of federal judges who said Donald Trump’s travel bans are unenforceable, members of congress and civil rights attorneys said.
On Jan. 27, President Trump instituted, through an executive order, a temporary ban on immigration from seven predominantly Muslim countries: Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen.
The Border Patrol chief stepped down Thursday after President Trump signed executive orders increasing border security.