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Sen. Mitch McConnell hospitalized with a concussion; Ex-Trump official Ken Cuccinelli launches PAC for Ron DeSantis.
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Sen. Mitch McConnell hospitalized with a concussion; Ex-Trump official Ken Cuccinelli launches PAC for Ron DeSantis.
President Joe Biden's Department of Homeland Security is ending a Trump-era union contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement employees signed by former top official Ken Cuccinelli the day before the inauguration. A whistleblower is accusing Cuccinelli of trying to hamstring the Biden administration's immigration reform efforts. He joins CBSN to respond to the allegations.
Acting Deputy Department of Homeland Security Secretary Ken Cuccinelli joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss what went wrong at the U.S. Capitol.
As the leaders of DHS, Chad Wolf and Ken Cuccinelli have emerged as some of the most vocal supporters of President Trump's hard-line immigration agenda.
It's unclear how the order will affect Ken Cuccinelli's current role at the Department of Homeland Security.
"The Trump administration is clearly attempting to scale up its crackdown on asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border," an immigration expert told CBS News.
In September, Cuccinelli ordered his agency to shutter a program granting a temporary reprieve from deportation for immigrants facing life-threatening medical conditions
Wolf will now be in charge of bureaucratic juggernaut at the center of the Trump administration's hardline immigration agenda
He has played a role in crafting some of the most stringent and controversial immigration policies rolled out by the Trump administration
The president has yet to announce a replacement for outgoing acting DHS secretary Kevin McAleenan
"The president has been very clear about the need to be aggressive on the border — and that's exactly what we're doing," Acting USCIS Director Ken Cuccinelli said on "Face the Nation" Sunday
The following is a transcript of the interview with Acting USCIS Director Ken Cuccinelli that aired Sunday, September 15, 2019, on "Face the Nation"
The Supreme Court's decision this week to allow sweeping regulations to take effect while litigation
"This discourages people from wanting to work for the government overseas, because you're going to hurt yourself and your family if you do that," retired Lieutenant Colonel Margaret Stock told CBS News
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced the change, which is slated to go into effect in late October
The Trump administration is reviewing whether to end a program that helps undocumented family members of U.S. troops adjust their legal status
"Give me your tired and your poor who can stand on their own two feet and who will not become a public charge," said Ken Cuccinelli
The rule would make it easier for the government to reject green cards and temporary visas for legal immigrants who use public benefits
The rule affects most aspects of life for immigrants — from medical care and English language proficiency, to food stamps and other welfare programs
Acting U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services director Ken Cuccinelli told reporters immigrants need to be able to stand on their "own two feet"
House Democrats are calling for testimony from top Trump administration immigration officials in response to a New York Times report about conditions at the southern border
The following is a transcript of the interview with Ken Cuccinelli, acting director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, that aired Sunday, July 7, 2019, on "Face the Nation"
Cuccinelli will oversee U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Another conservative group, Club for Growth, said it would key vote in favor of the repeal bill that the Senate is expected to vote on next week