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Kirstjen Nielsen

Objections by Nielsen and Others to Trump Plan for Mass Arrests Were 'Logistical and Technical,' Report Shows, Not Moral or Ethical

Then-Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen visiting the south Texas border on November 14, 2018.

Author of 'Crude' Op-ed Yanked from Boston Globe Defends Sarcastic Take on Unaccountable Trump Officials

Eoin Higgins, staff writer

Kirstjen Nielsen speaks during a panel discussion at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, D.C., March 1, 2018.

"I don't understand what is so crazy about suggesting that the people responsible for ruining lives and tearing families apart and losing fucking track of children should be held somewhat accountable."

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With Nielsen Out and Stephen Miller Driving Immigration Policy, Critics Fear 'The Worst Is Yet to Come'

Andrea Germanos, staff writer

A man holds an effigy of White House policy advisor Stephen Miller as he rallies with protestors against U.S. President Donald Trump in front of Trump Tower on the night of his State of the Union address, February 5, 2019 in New York City.

"Now this president wants someone even 'tougher.' This should be a warning to...

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'History Will Judge Her': DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen Resigns After Months of Imposing Trump's Immigration Policies

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen

"Nielsen presided over a [DHS] that showed a blatant disregard for our...

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Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen listens as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the White House.

'Shame!': DHS Asks for Power to Deport Unaccompanied Children

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After Locking Migrant Children in Cages, DHS Chief Tells Congress, 'They're Not Cages'

Doctors Group, Citing Dangerous Conditions, Demands Immediate Release of Babies Detained by ICE

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Merkley Calls for FBI Perjury Probe into Homeland Secretary Nielsen After Child Detention Memo Leaked

'Beyond Repulsive': Outrage After Trump DHS Secretary Blames 'Parents' and 'Open Borders' Advocates for Deaths of Children in US Custody

Secretary Nielsen Denied It, But DHS Memos Show She Likely Knew Exactly What Child Detention Policy Would Do

Trump's 'Devastating' New Proposal Offers Green Cards 'To the Highest Bidder,' Rejecting Families Who Have Received Public Benefits

In 'Stunning Indictment', ICE Officers Call for Own Agency to Be Dissolved Amid Growing Outrage Over Immigration Policy

'No Justice, No Sleep!' Protesters Blare Audio of Crying Detained Children Outside DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen's Home

House Democrats Propose Bill to Counter Trump's 'Dangerous' Executive Order to Lock Up Families Indefinitely

'One Form of Child Abuse for Another': Trump Order Called a Sham, Not a Fix

After Weeks of Lies and Cruel Family Separations, Trump to Sign Order Saving Children From Horror He Created

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Amnesty International - USA

Congress Must Reject Inhumane DHS Policy Proposals

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Karen Greenberg

No Fairy Tale: The Trump Administration’s Declaration of Inhuman Rights

Sonali Kolhatkar

In Trump's America, Even Nielsen Wasn't Cruel Enough

Brian Tashman

Kirstjen Nielsen’s Brutal and Calamitous Leadership of the Department of Homeland Security Comes to an End

Michael Winship

In One Wretched Day, All You Need to Know About Donald J. Trump

Christopher Brauchli

Innocent Infants