Full interview: Ken Cuccinelli on "Face the Nation"
Acting director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Ken Cuccinelli, joins Margaret Brennan to discuss ICE raids, border conditions and asylum laws.
Ken Cuccinelli
Cuccinelli says Trump asylum policy to be implemented in "days, not weeks"
Ken Cuccinelli, acting director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, joins Margaret Brennan to discuss the administration's new asylum policy.
3/9: Red and Blue
Sen. Mitch McConnell hospitalized with a concussion; Ex-Trump official Ken Cuccinelli launches PAC for Ron DeSantis.
9/15: Face the Nation
This week on "Face the Nation," Margaret Brennan talks to Rep. Ilhan Omar, Rep. Adam Schiff, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services acting director Ken Cuccinelli, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and former U.S. Ambassador to the UN Samantha Power.
Ken Cuccinelli on whistleblower accusation
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.
Deputy DHS secretary on security failings
Acting Deputy Department of Homeland Security Secretary Ken Cuccinelli joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss what went wrong at the U.S. Capitol.
Trump's top DHS officials were invalidly appointed, watchdog says
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.
Crackdown on benefits for legal immigrants
The Trump administration on Monday rolled out a rule targeting legal immigrants who use welfare benefits like food stamps and subsidized housing. CBS News reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez joins CBSN to discuss what the rule will mean.
Cuccinelli on "public charge" immigration rule
Ken Cuccinelli, the acting director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, spoke Monday about the Trump administration's new action to implement the "public charge" rule. It will require legal immigrants' sponsors to pay back the government for any benefits like food stamps or Medicare, which could make it harder for low-income immigrants to obtain green cards.
Cuccinelli tweaks Statue of Liberty poem
Ken Cuccinelli, the acting head of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, was asked in an NPR interview if he agreed that the words etched on the Statue of Liberty are part of the American ethos. "They certainly are," Cuccinelli replied. "Give me your tired and your poor who can stand on their own two feet and who will not become a public charge."
Backlash over Statue of Liberty comment
Ken Cuccinelli, the acting head of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, defended his remarks about the poem on the Statue of Liberty welcoming immigrants who can "stand on their own two feet." And he sparked a new controversy by saying the poem referred to immigrants "coming from Europe."
Judge rules Cuccinelli's appointment unlawful, voiding some orders
It's unclear how the order will affect Ken Cuccinelli's current role at the Department of Homeland Security.
Trump admin plans to expand restrictive border policies
"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.
Immigration hawk Ken Cuccinelli tapped as DHS No. 2
In September, Cuccinelli ordered his agency to shutter a program granting a temporary reprieve from deportation for immigrants facing life-threatening medical conditions
Trump installs new Homeland Security chief Chad Wolf
Wolf will now be in charge of bureaucratic juggernaut at the center of the Trump administration's hardline immigration agenda
Trump to tap Chad Wolf to lead DHS
He has played a role in crafting some of the most stringent and controversial immigration policies rolled out by the Trump administration
A top House Democrat blasts White House over finding new DHS secretary
The president has yet to announce a replacement for outgoing acting DHS secretary Kevin McAleenan
Top Trump official says asylum restriction will be "deterrent" for migrants
"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
Transcript: USCIS chief Ken Cuccinelli on "Face the Nation"
The following is a transcript of the interview with Acting USCIS Director Ken Cuccinelli that aired Sunday, September 15, 2019, on "Face the Nation"
Trump official says asylum changes will drive down backlog
The Supreme Court's decision this week to allow sweeping regulations to take effect while litigation
Who would be affected by new citizenship policy for kids born abroad
"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
Children of troops abroad will no longer get automatic citizenship
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced the change, which is slated to go into effect in late October
Soldier's mother could be among the last to benefit from immigration program
The Trump administration is reviewing whether to end a program that helps undocumented family members of U.S. troops adjust their legal status
Trump's top immigration official reworks Statue of Liberty poem
"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
California counties sue to block Trump immigration rule
The rule would make it easier for the government to reject green cards and temporary visas for legal immigrants who use public benefits
Tennessee prison system head to resign after failed Christa Pike execution
Debris found of medical plane that went missing near Nantucket with 6 on board
Cornell president says school "must do better" amid criticism of its investigation
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Senior Trump administration officials met to discuss Iran war at Camp David
Trump urges daylight saving time bill supporters to personally call Sen. Cotton
Iowa approves pricy foreign-owned steel plant project in swing district
Zach Bryan wears "Free Palestine" shirt during concert at Gillette Stadium
More details emerge about FlyDubai co-pilot who tried to crash plane
