BREAKING: Donald Trump Just Fired Head Of Immigration And Customs Enforcement
The acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Daniel Ragsdale, has been replaced by Thomas Homan. No reason was given.
Trump’s move comes just hours after he fired his acting Attorney General Susan Yates because she refused to defend his Muslim-ban.
MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnellis also reporting that Donald Trump has fired the head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Social Media has erupted in response using the hashtag #MondayNightMassacre in reference to Nixon’s firings.
NBC New York is reporting that:
Thomas D. Homan on Monday was named acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), replacing Daniel Ragsdale.
The announcement was made in a release from Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly.
Since 2013, Homan has been executive associate director of ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO).
He led ICE’s efforts “to identify, arrest, detain, and remove illegal aliens, including those who present a danger to national security or are a risk to public safety, as well as those who enter the United States illegally or otherwise undermine the integrity of our immigration laws and our border control efforts,” according to the release.
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