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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen resigns, what’s next for immigration policy?

    More top officials at the Department of Homeland Security will reportedly be out just one day after Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen resigned.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Apr 8, 2019 • 1 min read

    More top officials at the Department of Homeland Security will reportedly be out just one day after Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen resigned. Nielsen became the public face of the administration’s child separation policy last year, even though she was reported to be more ambivalent about it than other administration officials. After announcing Nielsen’s resignation Sunday, President Trump tweeted “our country is FULL!” The president also tweeted that the commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection Kevin McAleenan will be stepping in as acting secretary. But that announcement raises some legal questions.

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    The full episode

    1 of 5
    In El Salvador, California Governor Newsom wades into immigration debate
    1. 0:00Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen resigns, what’s next for immigration policy?You’re reading this
    2. 7:52Gov. Newsom gets a close look at why people are leaving El Salvador
    3. 13:49Will President Trump turn over his tax returns if Democrats subpoena them?
    4. 22:23In Israeli elections, why is voter turnout among Arab Israelis so low?
    5. 31:11Inside the making of Aretha Franklin’s best-selling gospel album
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