APNewsBreak: White House withdraws nomination to lead ICE
Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune
By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press
April 4, 2019 11:05pm
WASHINGTON The White House on Thursday withdrew the nomination of a longtime border official to lead U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement as the Trump administration grapples with a massive increase in Southern border crossings that are straining the system with no easy solution, according to people with knowledge of the move.
The paperwork on Ron Vitiello was sent to members of Congress Thursday, the people said, and the decision was unexpected and met with confusion. Vitiello had been scheduled to travel with President Donald Trump to the border on Friday, but was no longer going, one official said. He will still remain acting director, they said.
One Homeland Security official insisted it was nothing but a paperwork error that had later been corrected. But other, higher-level officials said the move did not appear to be a mistake, even though they were not informed ahead of time.
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He had been acting head since June 2018, nominated in August, had a Senate confirmation hearing in November and his nomination had passed one Senate panel, the people said. But because Homeland Security touches on so many topics, a second committee also had jurisdiction and his nomination was still under discussion there. Some Democrats had concerns, and a union representing some ICE agents had opposed his nomination.
Department of Homeland Security officials referred questions to the White House, which did not respond to multiple requests for comment........................................
Read more: http://www.startribune.com/apnewsbreak-white-house-pulls-nomination-for-ice-director/508143272/
Maybe he is in and maybe he is not. The WH is in chaos!
riversedge
(70,242 posts)I do not know if his comments have anything to do with the pulling of his name by the WH. I tried to find out and these comments are all over foxnews, newsmax and RW sites (but not mentioned by AP, or other mainstream news outlets).
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/white-house-pulls-nomination-of-acting-ice-director
...........On Thursday, Vitiello told Fox News that ICE was seeking to increase its number of detention beds across the country as the flow of migrants across the U.S.-Mexico border has surged in recent weeks.
The systems in a meltdown," Vitiello told "America's Newsroom." Its an absolute crisis down there, it has humanitarian aspects, it has border security aspects, this policy cant continue.".........................
Amyishere
(69 posts)That's the word he used. He was probably saying he wouldn't do some vile thing Trump wanted him to do, so he's letting him go to get a better nazi in his place
BigmanPigman
(51,609 posts)for their tastes too.