Kirstjen Nielsen

Trump says only one person is in charge of immigration: Him

By Colleen Long, Jill Colvin, Associated Press

Honduran migrant Karen Lizeth Licona, who is waiting for her court hearing for asylum seekers that returned to Mexico to await their legal proceedings under a new policy established by the U.S. government, carries a child at a fire station used as a temporary shelter, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, April 7, 2019. Photo by Jose Luis Gonzalez/Reuters

Judge blocks Trump’s policy requiring asylum seekers to wait in Mexico

The judge held off on enforcing his decision until Friday to give the government a chance to ask an appeals court for a review.

By Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen looks on in the Rose Garden after the president met with U.S. Congressional leaders about the government shutdown and border security at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 4, 2019. Photo by Carlos Barria/Reuters

Inside 12 days of turmoil that shook Homeland Security

A turbulent 12-day stretch led to the eventual resignation of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen.

By Jill Colvin, Colleen Long, Associated Press

Why Trump decided Nielsen wasn’t tough enough on immigration

On Sunday, President Trump announced the resignation of Homeland Security Sec. Kirstjen Nielsen, who reportedly was forced to step down amid Trump’s growing frustration with the growing number of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border. Amna Nawaz reports and joins Judy…

Nielsen ‘failed’ as head of Homeland Security, Rep. Bennie Thompson says

The tenure of outgoing Homeland Security Sec. Kirstjen Nielsen was rife with controversy, from the separation of migrant children and parents to the attempt to keep asylum seekers in Mexico while their cases are processed. Judy Woodruff talks to Rep.

With Nielsen’s departure, Trump’s Cabinet becomes even less diverse

By Yamiche Alcindor

Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen’s resignation from President Donald Trump’s Cabinet on Sunday raised new questions about the administration’s lack of diversity among its top advisers.

Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen has resigned

By Colleen Long, Zeke Miller, Associated Press

Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen resigned on Sunday amid the administration’s growing frustration and bitterness over the number of Central American families crossing the southern border, two people familiar with the decision said.

U.S. absences raise questions about G-7’s relevance

By Thomas Adamson, Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press

Neither Secretary of State Mike Pompeo nor Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen are attending the meeting of foreign and interior ministers from the Group of Seven countries.

Guidelines ask agents to target Spanish speakers at border

By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press

Border agents have been told to explicitly target Spanish speakers and migrants from Latin America in carrying out a Trump administration program requiring asylum seekers wait in Mexico, according to memos obtained by The Associated Press.

WATCH: Nielsen ‘not familiar’ with how toxic stress harms separated families

By PBS NewsHour

Mental health experts have warned migrant children who were separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border are at risk of developing the condition known as toxic stress.