New Homeland Security chief: Presence of agents sows fear, urges cities to cooperate
Head of the National Border Patrol Council said remark sends wrong message to employees
By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times - Wednesday, December 13, 2017
Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen M. Nielsen said this week that federal immigration officers can strike fear in local immigrant communities, in what her own officers and agents said was an early misstep for the new department chief.
Making her first visit to the southwestern border since being confirmed to the job last week, Ms. Nielsen began to lay out her own priorities on immigration, praising Texas for a new law punishing sanctuary cities and urging other states to follow Texas’ lead.
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