Border Security

[Spurs Homer]

Trump keeps pushing legal boundaries — and 10 other takeaways from Kirstjen Nielsen’s ouster

THE BIG IDEA:

President Trump often demands legally dubious solutions to complex problems.

When he’s denied, he blames others — including his own staff.

That’s really the nub of why he’s pushing out Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen.

The president grew frustrated with Nielsen again early this year as the number of migrants rose and as she raised legal concerns about some of Trump’s more severe impulses,

particularly when

his demands clashed with U.S. immigration laws and federal court orders.”

This is a central theme in all the news accounts of why Trump turned on her.

“She repeatedly noted the limitations imposed on her department by federal laws, court settlements and international obligations. Those responses only infuriated Mr. Trump further.”

Trump has repeatedly shown disdain for the rule of law.

1) Trump alone cannot fix it, but he’s still learning the limits of the presidency and the added constraints that come with divided government.

2)Trump prefers to surround himself with yes men.

3) The proliferation of “acting” secretaries continues.

4) Only three women will remain in Trump’s Cabinet after this week. There are 15 men.

5) McAleenan does not appear to fully share Trump’s vision for restricting immigration.

6) It’s not clear that someone who will be “tough” enough for Trump can get confirmed to lead ICE or DHS.

7) Stephen Miller is ascendant.

8) Nielsen’s departure is also a win for John Bolton, who has consolidated power since John Kelly left as chief of staff.

9)Democrats feel no sympathy for Nielsen, and they’re determined not to let her rebrand herself.

10) The problems at the border remain.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...nl_most&wpmm=1

All a DISTRACTION -

because he is in a panic about Barr and his criminal cover up crumbling...

[boutons_deux]

U.S. judge orders halt to Trump asylum policy

A U.S. judge on Monday issued an injunction halting the Trump administration’s policy of sending some asylum seekers back across the southern border to wait out their deportation cases in Mexico.

The ruling is slated to take effect on Friday, according to the order by U.S. District Judge Richard Seeborg in San Francisco. The preliminary injunction will apply nationwide.

The ruling removes at least temporarily a controversial Trump administration strategy aimed at slowing a flood of immigrants, many of them families from Central America, that swelled last month to the highest level in a decade.

https://www.politicususa.com/2019/04/08/u-s-judge-orders-halt-to-trump-asylum-policy.html

Will Trash/Mueller obey? who will enforce? penalties for violations?

[boutons_deux]

Miller hates those terrorist Cubans

U.S. nixes deal for Major League Baseball to sign Cuban players

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-c...e=domesticNews

[boutons_deux]

Trump's cruelest immigration policies are yet to come as Stephen Miller consolidates power

the nation should be bracing for the worst.

the following positions at Homeland Security are currently occupied by “acting” leaders:

• Deputy secretary
• ICE director
• FEMA director
• Secret Service director
• DHS inspector general
• Customs/Border Patrol director

Naturally, Trump likes it that way. "It's easier to make moves when they're ‘acting,’"

Translation: I like the chaos of being able to do any damn thing I want to do.

with her exit,

Trump will be unleashed to pursue all of his worst instincts,

fueled by Miller’s sadism.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/201...olidates-power

Get ready for Bannon's "animal"

[Chris]

[ducks]

DOD Awards $1B for Border Wall Construction

[hater]

Awesome

USA is a melting pot. Let's get them in ASAP

[Chris]

Awesome

USA is a melting pot. Let's get them in ASAP

They can come in legally and wait like everyone else

[Chris]

[ElNono]

Obama good now???

[boutons_deux]

Trump laments that US troops can’t get “rough” with migrants at the border


And it seems like he’d ask them to do it, too — if it weren’t for those pesky laws.


https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/4/10/18305175/trump-border-immigration-military-texas

[spurraider21]

DOD Awards $1B for Border Wall Construction

is DOD code for Mexico?

[Chris]

[ducks]

WATCH: Surprise: Obama's Head Of Homeland Security Agrees With Trump On Border Crisis


https://www.dailywire.com/news/45886...mpaign=dwbrand

[Chris]

[Chris]

[Pavlov]

We also have to stop ing with those countries.

[boutons_deux]

We also have to stop ing with those countries.

too late (by 100 years)

[UnWantedTheory]

Not too far off considering it has become worse under Trump.

[ducks]

We also have to stop ing with those countries.

I agree stop giving them any money
Control your people
Make them want to live their
people say elect trump they will leave but we do and they refuse to keep their eord

[ducks]

Not too far off considering it has become worse under Trump.

Why should we help them ?
What are they doing for us?
It is a two way street!
USA has its own issues!
Might have got worse under trump because they know he wants to close loopholes and keep his word
Unlike others that said they would fix the issue

[Winehole23]

Why should we help them ?

It's the law.

If you don't like it, vote for people who will change the law -- the majority Republican Congress sat on its hands and did nothing about it from 2016-2018.

[ducks]

The lAw to send money over seas ?
If it is the law to send USA tax money to other counties we ing need to change it and build wall and roads

[ducks]

It's the law.

If you don't like it, vote for people who will change the law -- the majority Republican Congress sat on its hands and did nothing about it from 2016-2018.

what has the house done with Nancy the first hundred days ?

[boutons_deux]

It's the law.

If you don't like it, vote for people who will change the law -- the majority Republican Congress sat on its hands and did nothing about it from 2016-2018.

... from 2001 - 2008