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One of the Trump administration’s most vocal defenders of its aggressive immigration crackdown is leaving as public opinion sours against the hardline approach, according to two DHS officials familiar with the move.
Tricia McLaughlin, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s spokesperson, is expected to inform colleagues Tuesday about her plans, according to the officials. She’s leaving DHS next week.
McLaughlin started planning to leave in December but delayed her departure amid the aftermath of the Renee Good and Alex Pretti shootings, according to the people briefed on her exit. (They were granted anonymity to speak about internal personnel matters.) In the instance of Good, McLaughlin was quick to characterize her actions as an example of “domestic terrorism.”
Her exit comes amid unprecedented turbulence at DHS. Although long planned, she’s leaving just days after a brutal Wall Street Journal article cataloging “constant chaos” within the agency and critiquing Noem’s self-importance including the alleged firing of a U.S. Coast Guard pilot for misplacing the secretary’s blanket.
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Although this only removes the messenger, not the policy, I'll take whatever good news I can get.
Tricia McLaughlin, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s spokesperson, is expected to inform colleagues Tuesday about her plans, according to the officials. She’s leaving DHS next week.
McLaughlin started planning to leave in December but delayed her departure amid the aftermath of the Renee Good and Alex Pretti shootings, according to the people briefed on her exit. (They were granted anonymity to speak about internal personnel matters.) In the instance of Good, McLaughlin was quick to characterize her actions as an example of “domestic terrorism.”
Her exit comes amid unprecedented turbulence at DHS. Although long planned, she’s leaving just days after a brutal Wall Street Journal article cataloging “constant chaos” within the agency and critiquing Noem’s self-importance including the alleged firing of a U.S. Coast Guard pilot for misplacing the secretary’s blanket.
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Although this only removes the messenger, not the policy, I'll take whatever good news I can get.
