Chuck Grassley 'very surprised' by Trump's immigration shakeup

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Chuck Grassley 'very surprised' by Trump's immigration shakeup

by Zachary Halaschak

April 08, 2019 09:53 PM
 
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said Monday he was concerned about reports of more imminent departures in the White House after the latest shakeup of top immigration positions.

During a Monday night interview on Fox News, Grassley said he was caught off guard by Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen submitting her resignation but understood that President Trump has the prerogative to decide who he wants to run the department.

“I am very surprised. But the president has a right to have whoever he wants,” Grassley said. “And the acting person is very well qualified.”

Trump announced Nielsen’s departure over Twitter Sunday after a heated meeting on the border and immigration. But Grassley said he is more concerned about reports that others could be on the cutting board, according to the Washington Post.

L. Francis Cissna, the head of Citizenship and Immigration Services, and John Mitnick, a senior member of Nielsen’s team, might be pushed out next, and Grassley said this makes him “very, very concerned.”

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https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/chuck-grassley-very-surprised-by-trumps-immigration-shakeup

[libertybele]

I see this "shake up" as a possible positive. Certainly the DHS is broken as is our immigration system in general.