Correspondent in tel aviv. That is it for me. Thank you for watching velshi and ruhle. Ill see you back here at 3 00 p. M. Eastern. Now surprise, surprise, katie tur, still with us. Still with you. I love it. Do you . Yeah, i do. I do. Its fun. I love it too. All right. Enjoy your next hour and see you. See you in an hour. It is 11 00 a. M. Out west, 2 00 p. M. In washington, faced with a surge in immigrants attemptings to cross the southern border and a protracted border over his border wall, President Trump decided according to new reporting from nbc news, that the best way to stem the crisis is to reinstate a policy of separating migrant families. The very same policy that the Trump Administration last year denied even existed, the same policy that resulted in the separation of some 2800 families, the same policy that the president himself ended with an executive order back in june. Two sources tell nbc news that it was Kirstjen Nielsens refusal to make that reversal that set her at
Not so fast. Democrats want to make it all about the mueller report. Republican devin nunes sending eight criminal referrals to the ag, some big names, he says, could be its a very big trouble. Hello and welcome to fox news night. Im Shannon Bream in washington. Joined by Kristin Fisher with the latest on President Trumps bold moves regarding a number of key people in immigration. Three major shakeups of the department of Homeland Security in just five days. First the acting head of i. C. E. , then secretary kirstjen nielsen, now the director of the secret service. All at a time when even the Homeland Security secretary under president obama conceded that there is a fullblown crisis at the border. Republican senator ron johnson issued a statement saying, i am concerned with the growing Leadership Void within a department tasked with addressing some of the most significant problems facing the nation. Democratic senator Dianne Feinstein and notes of the department of employment security,
Look at evangelicals who support the team. Bill bar on budget requests from capitol hill. Democrats making it about the Mueller Report and republican devon nunez sending eight criminal referrals to the ag, some big names could be in very big trouble. Straight to Kristin Fisher with the latest on bold moves regarding key players on immigration. Three major shakeups in 5 days. First the acting head of ice, then secretary Kirsten Nielsen and the director of the secret service at a time when even the Homeland Security secretary under president obama concedes there is a crisis at the border. Ron johnson issued a statement saying, quote, im concerned with the growing Leadership Void in the department tasked with significant problems facing the nation and democratic senator Dianne Feinstein notes that the department of Homeland Security, 10 top positions filled by someone in an acting capacity adding, quote, the leadership of the Homeland Security department is unprecedented and a threat to o
Immigration the focus of his reelection campaign. We learned this afternoon the head of the secret service is leaving. Over the weekend Kirstjen Nielsen said her last day will be wednesday. John roberts joins us from the north lawn with what is behind the shakeup. The president s frustration with sky reading, Legal Immigration that is behind many of the changes of the department of Homeland Security, a shakeup he hopes will help make changes on the southern border. A tumultuous 10year is coming to an end, Kirstjen Nielsen took the high road as she left for one of her final days at the office. I sure the president s goal of securing the border and i will continue to support all efforts. President trump has waxed and waned and his support but felt it was finally time to make a change. In choosing customs and border chief to replace her, President Trump is signaling that Border Security is his top priority for the department. Officials from Barack Obamas time as president all agree that t
Are just getting started. Today and for this moment, its the secret Service Director Randolph Alles who was shown the door. Thats the man on the right here. The move comes less than a day after the president forced alles boss, Kirstjen Nielsen out the door. Shes on the left here. This afternoon, nielsen spoke to reporters high road style echoing the president s claims that theres a humanitarian crisis at the southern border. I want to make sure that we continue to execute with excellence through the transition. I share the president s goal of securing the border. The president said kevin mcaleenanwill serve as acting Homeland Security secretary. Right now hes the commissioner of customs and border protection. This comes after the president visited the border on friday and said he wanted to take a tougher approach on immigration. Tougher, apparently, than what we saw with kids in cages. John roberts is reporting and hes live for us from the north lawn. Hello, john. How are things . Im d