As Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen resigns
By Staff Reporter | Apr 09, 2019 03:56 AM EDT
US President Donald Trump announced Sunday that Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen will resign from her position.
In a tweet sent out over the weekend, the president announced that Nielsen will resign from her role and will be temporarily replaced by US Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Kevin McAleenan. Nielsen has led the department responsible for enforcing tough immigration policies including the zero-tolerance policy that has been responsible for separating thousands of families at the border. Trump has announced that the administration is heading in a "tougher direction."