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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFormer DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen says she left post because 'saying no' wasn't enough
WASHINGTON Kirstjen Nielsen, President Donald Trump's former Department of Homeland Security secretary, said Tuesday she left her post after it became clear that saying no and refusing it to do it myself was not going to be enough" regarding some policies.
But when pressed on whether she regretted signing the memo that resulted in family separations, Nielsen said, "I don't regret enforcing the law because I took an oath to do that, as did everybody at the Department of Homeland Security.
What I regret is that that information flow and coordination to quickly reunite the families was clearly not in place, she stated during an interview at Fortunes Most Powerful Women Summit. She added that its the reason why the practice was stopped through an executive order.
Nielsen, 47, implemented the Trump administration's controversial family separation policy after being appointed DHS secretary in December 2017 that led to the separation of thousands of families along the Southern border. She resigned in April of this year.
Despite the 2018 executive order, family separations at the border have reportedly continued.
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(14,961 posts)50 Shades Of Blue
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(36,823 posts)She is trying to rewrite her history.
Putting babies and children in cages.
DURHAM D
(32,610 posts)when she found out Kirstjen was on the program.
Hillary always does the right thing.