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How Stephen Miller tightened his grip over Trump's immigration and border policy
By Kaitlan Collins, Jeremy Diamond & Phil Mattingly
Nielsen: Acting DHS Deputy Grady offers resignation
By Ted Hesson
Analysis | The surge in migrants seeking asylum, explained
By Philip Bump
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More Family Separation Spin
By Angelo Gore
Kevin McAleenan, Top U.S. Border Enforcement Officer, Is Named Acting Head of Homeland Security (Published 2019)
By Jacey Fortin
Kirstjen Nielsen resigns as homeland security secretary under pressure from Trump
By Carol E. Lee, Alex Johnson & Julia Edwards Ainsley
Trump Relies On Record Number Of Acting Positions
By Brian Naylor
Kirstjen Nielsen: US Homeland Security chief resigns
By Anthony Zurcher
Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen resigns
By Jonathan Swan & Zachary Basu
Trump pushed to close El Paso border, told admin officials to resume family separations and agents not to admit migrants
By Jake Tapper
Trump overseeing 'near-systematic purge' at Department of Homeland Security
By Abby Phillip, Jake Tapper & Priscilla Alvarez
TSA Administrator expected to temporarily fill No. 2 role at Homeland Security
By Geneva Sands, Priscilla Alvarez & Kate Sullivan
DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen's ouster exposes Trump's immigration crisis
By Stephen Collinson
Trump says DHS Secretary Nielsen leaving
By Jim Acosta, Jake Tapper & Priscilla Alvarez
Incoming acting secretary of Homeland Security 'not an ideologue or fire breather'
By Geneva Sands, Jim Acosta & Kate Sullivan
Trump's support of renewed child separation policy led to collision with Nielsen
By Julia Edwards Ainsley & Geoff Bennett
Top aides appear to contradict Trump on family separation
By Nancy M. Cook & Gabby Orr
Homeland Security chief Nielsen is out - POLITICO
By Ted Hesson & Eliana Johnson
Legality of Trump move to replace Nielsen questioned
By Josh Gerstein & Stephanie Beasley
Kirstjen Nielsen Resigns as Trump's Homeland Security Secretary (Published 2019)
By Michael D. Shear, Maggie Haberman & Zolan Kanno-Youngs
Behind the scenes: Kirstjen Nielsen sacked by tweet
By Mike Allen & Jonathan Swan
Analysis | Trump relies on acting Cabinet officials more than most presidents. It's not an accident.
By Philip Bump