Kirstjen Nielsen

HHS Inspector General Reveals Thousands More Children Separated Than Disclosed

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A damning report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General revealed on January 17, 2019 that the Trump administration had separated thousands more children from their parents than previously disclosed, beginning as early as summer 2017—nearly a year before the …

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Trump Signs Executive Order "Ending" Family Separation After International Outcry

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After weeks of international condemnation and bipartisan criticism, President Trump signed an executive order on June 20, 2018 ostensibly ending the family separation policy his administration had deliberately implemented. The order came after intense public pressure, including from many …

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Kirstjen Nielsen Defends Family Separation as Deterrent, Later Denies Policy Exists

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Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen explicitly acknowledged in a May 10, 2018 NPR interview that the Trump administration’s zero-tolerance policy would necessarily separate families, defending the practice as equivalent to standard law enforcement. Yet within weeks, Nielsen would …

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