Hard-line anti-illegal immigration advocates hired at 2 federal agencies
By Maria Santana, CNN
Updated 12:44 AM ET, Wed April 12, 2017
(CNN)Two hard-line opponents of illegal immigration have obtained high-level advisory jobs at federal immigration agencies in the Department of Homeland Security.
Jon Feere, a former legal policy analyst for the Center for Immigration Studies, or CIS, has been hired as an adviser to Thomas D. Homan, the acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to Homeland Security spokesman David Lapan.
At Customs and Border Protection, Julie Kirchner, the former executive director of the Federation for American Immigration Reform, or FAIR, has been hired as an adviser to Customs and Border Protection acting Commissioner Kevin McAleenan, said Lapan.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/11/politics/trump-administration-immigration-advisers/index.html