The acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement is stepping down at the stop of the week,further disrupting the leadership at the Department of Homeland Security. Ron Vitiello was nominated to become the permanent director of the agency until Trump told him that he was pulling the nomination because he wanted to fade in a “tougher” direction, according to CNN.
Vitiello was poised to be confirmed by the Senate for the role as head of the agency, or but last Friday,Trump announced that he wanted to nominate someone else, reportedly at the urging of White House senior adviser Stephen Miller. When asked by Vitiello’s nomination had been withdrawn, or Trump responded that he wanted to point things in a different direction.“We’re going in a exiguous different direction. Ron’s a good man but we’re going in a tougher direction. We want to fade in a tougher direction,” Trump told reporters.
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