White House chief of staff tried to pressure acting DHS secretary to expel thousands of Hondurans...
Source: The Washington Post
White House chief of staff tried to pressure acting DHS secretary to expel thousands of Hondurans, officials say
By Nick Miroff November 9 at 10:39 AM
On Monday, as the Department of Homeland Security prepared to extend the residency permits of tens of thousands of Honduran immigrants living in the United States, White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly called Acting Secretary Elaine Duke to pressure her to expel them, according to current and former administration officials.
Duke refused to reverse her decision and was angered by what she felt was a politically driven intrusion by Kelly and Tom Bossert, the White House homeland security adviser, who also called her about the matter, according to officials with knowledge of Mondays events, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal deliberations.
As with many issues, there were a variety of views inside the administration on a policy. The Acting Secretary took those views and advice [on] the path forward for TPS and made her decision based on the law, said Jonathan Hoffman, the DHS spokesman, referring to a form of provisional residency called Temporary Protected Status. He added that it was also perfectly normal for them to discuss the issue before she had reached a decision.
A White House official confirmed the calls to Duke on Monday, but said Kellys frustration had to do with Dukes lack of decisiveness.
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/white-house-chief-of-staff-tried-to-pressure-acting-dhs-secretary-to-expel-thousands-of-hondurans-officials-say/2017/11/09/914d3700-c54a-11e7-a441-3a768c8586f1_story.html
UPDATE
Acting DHS secretary quitting after Kelly berated her for not expelling Honduran refugees: report
BRAD REED
09 NOV 2017 AT 10:50 ET
Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Elaine Duke plans to resign in protest over pressure from White House officials to expel tens of thousands of citizens of Honduras who are saying in the United States under protected status.
The Washington Post reports that White House chief of staff John Kelly called Duke into his office this week to pressure her to expel Hondurans who came to the United States as hurricane refugees.
Duke refused to reverse her decision and was angered by what she felt was a politically driven intrusion by Kelly and Tom Bossert, the White House homeland security adviser, who also called her about the matter, the Posts sources claim.
The publications sources also say that Duke has informed Kelly she plans to resign in the wake of this weeks incident.
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https://www.rawstory.com/2017/11/acting-dhs-secretary-quitting-after-kelly-berated-her-for-not-deporting-honduran-refugees-report/
SHRED
(28,136 posts)That's obvious by now.
Laurian
(2,593 posts)To describe them as deplorable is too kind.
NastyRiffraff
(12,448 posts)and it's not the "honorable General" schtick he wants people to believe.
PatSeg
(47,399 posts)the moderate, reasonable one was just a facade. He is just as bad as Trump, but more organized in his hate.
Break time
(195 posts)"A White House official confirmed the calls to Duke on Monday, but said Kellys frustration had to do with Dukes lack of decisiveness."
(she wasn't doing it the way I wanted)
Le Gaucher
(1,547 posts)Seriously - I thought he was nice guy. Disappointing to say the least.
lark
(23,091 posts)It's who drumpf and Kelly are.
SonofDonald
(2,050 posts)And the deportations will start.