Trump's Citizenship and Immigration Services director out

CNN ^ | May 24, 2019 | Geneva Sands and Priscilla Alvarez

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US Citizenship and Immigration Services Director L. Francis Cissna is leaving the agency in the wake of a major shakeup in the last month among the leadership at the Department of Homeland Security, according to an email sent to agency employees Friday evening. "At the request of the President, I submitted my resignation today effective June 1, 2019," he wrote. USCIS spokesman Dan Hetlage confirmed Cissna's resignation.

President Donald Trump is expected to tap former Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli to be the next director of USCIS, but it has not yet been formally announced, according to a senior administration official.

Earlier this week, CNN reported that Cuccinelli was expected to take a top job at the Department of Homeland Security to help steer the administration's immigration policies, another senior administration official said.

Cissna's departure is the latest in a string of top officials in the Department of Homeland Security to either be moved from their positions or forced to leave the department. The vacancy will leave all three major federal immigration agencies without permanent leaders. "As an immigration law and policy professional dedicated to the rule of law like so many of you, I appreciate that this opportunity to serve was a unique experience," wrote Cissna in an email thanking the workforce and reflecting on his 20 months leading the agency.

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"As an immigration law and policy professional dedicated to the rule of law like so many of you, I appreciate that this opportunity to serve was a unique experience," wrote Cissna

So happy to know he appreciated his opportunity to serve but I would much rather he point to his accomplishments in following the rule of law and stopping illegal immigration.

Another do-nothing is gone to be replaced by...?

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What’s with these do-nothing rejects? You would think they would do the job they were assigned. I guess the idea of doing nothing and undermining President Trump’s agenda (while being generously paid) is just too tempting for these weaklings. What a pathetic loser.

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Kicked anybody out, lately—L. Frank ‘ol buddy?

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I was getting Twitter DMs from “conservatives” who think this was the result of Stephen Miller-—whom I totally trust-—who has “betrayed Trump” by forcing Cisna out.

I know Cuchinelli was at first a never Trump guy-—so was Bannon—but I’m with you. What did he do? The previous director of Homeland Security did nothing.

On the other hand, many conservatives are cheering Cuchinelli’s appointment. We’ll see, but it can’t be much worse.