NPR: DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=669829244 DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Tue, 27 May 2025 20:45:14 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen https://www.npr.org/tags/669829244/dhs-secretary-kirstjen-nielsen Trump Nominates Chad Wolf To Be Homeland Security Chief Wolf has headed the department in an acting capacity since November. It is unclear if the GOP-controlled Senate will vote to confirm him. Tue, 25 Aug 2020 17:45:28 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2020/08/25/905946883/trump-nominates-chad-wolf-to-be-homeland-security-chief https://www.npr.org/2020/08/25/905946883/trump-nominates-chad-wolf-to-be-homeland-security-chief Wolf has headed the department in an acting capacity since November. It is unclear if the GOP-controlled Senate will vote to confirm him.

]]> Vanessa Romo Trump Blames Democrats For Deaths Of Migrant Kids As DHS Secretary Visits Border Kirstjen Nielsen's visit to Texas and Arizona comes as her department is under scrutiny for the recent deaths of two Guatemalan children in U.S. custody. Sat, 29 Dec 2018 16:45:54 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2018/12/29/680932809/trump-blames-democrats-for-deaths-of-migrant-kids-as-dhs-secretary-visits-border https://www.npr.org/2018/12/29/680932809/trump-blames-democrats-for-deaths-of-migrant-kids-as-dhs-secretary-visits-border

Kirstjen Nielsen's visit to Texas and Arizona comes as her department is under scrutiny for the recent deaths of two Guatemalan children in U.S. custody.

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]]> Ian Stewart Pediatricians Voice Concerns About Care Following Two 'Needless' Migrant Deaths The deaths of two migrant children raise new questions about the quality of medical care at Border Patrol facilities. But pediatricians at the border have been raising these concerns for years. Fri, 28 Dec 2018 17:36:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2018/12/28/680794189/after-two-needless-migrant-deaths-pediatricians-voice-concerns-about-care https://www.npr.org/2018/12/28/680794189/after-two-needless-migrant-deaths-pediatricians-voice-concerns-about-care The deaths of two migrant children raise new questions about the quality of medical care at Border Patrol facilities. But pediatricians at the border have been raising these concerns for years.

]]> Joel Rose Department Of Homeland Security Promises Changes To Protect Migrant Children Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen promises new "extraordinary protective measures" in the wake of the death of a second migrant child this month. They will require assistance from multiple federal agencies. Wed, 26 Dec 2018 22:59:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2018/12/26/680349857/department-of-homeland-security-promises-changes-to-protect-migrant-children https://www.npr.org/2018/12/26/680349857/department-of-homeland-security-promises-changes-to-protect-migrant-children Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen promises new "extraordinary protective measures" in the wake of the death of a second migrant child this month. They will require assistance from multiple federal agencies.

]]> Vanessa Romo DHS Chief Visits U.S.-Mexico Border, Defends Administration's Asylum Rules A day after a federal court blocks the Trump administration from changing asylum rules, DHS chief Kirstjen Nielsen promises a legal fight. Tue, 20 Nov 2018 20:36:16 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2018/11/20/669826023/dhs-chief-visits-u-s-mexico-border-defends-administrations-asylum-rules https://www.npr.org/2018/11/20/669826023/dhs-chief-visits-u-s-mexico-border-defends-administrations-asylum-rules A day after a federal court blocks the Trump administration from changing asylum rules, DHS chief Kirstjen Nielsen promises a legal fight.

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