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Senate Confirms Deputy DHS Nominee

4/5/2017

 
Senate Confirms Nominee to be Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security
Wednesday, April 5, 2017
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Elaine Duke
The full Senate has confirmed President Trump's nominee to be Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security.  Senate action confirming the nomination of Elaine C. Duke to the second-in-command position at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) occurred on Tuesday, April 4, 2017.  The Senate confirmed the nomination by a vote of 85-14.  Duke will be sworn into office by Vice President Pence later today.
The Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security is the chief operating officer of the Department, with responsibility for managing day-to-day operations. The department has over 208,000 employees and an annual budget of more than $48.5 billion.  If the Secretary dies, resigns, or is otherwise unable to perform the functions and duties of the office, the Deputy Secretary is to serve as an Acting Secretary.

From an immigration perspective, the Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security oversees the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Immigration Statistics, and Office of Policy components of the Department. 

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Senate Judiciary Approves Two Key Nominations

4/4/2017

 
Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Trump Nominees to be Deputy Attorney General and Associate Attorney General
Tuesday, April 4, 2017
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The Senate Committee on the Judiciary has approved presidential nominees to fill two subcabinet positions in the Department of Justice that have responsibility over the Department's  immigration-related functions.  The committee action occurred on Monday, April 3, 2017, in connection with the nominations of Rod J. Rosenstein to be Deputy Attorney General and Rachel L. Brand, to be Associate Attorney General.  The Committee approved the Rosenstein nomination by a vote of 19-1].  it approved the Brand nomination by a vote of 11-9.
The Committee took up the two nominations at the end of a long executive business meeting, during which it also approved the nomination of Neil M. Gorsuch to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. While the full Senate moved immediately to take up the Gorsuch nomination, it was not c;ear at the time of this writing when it would take up the Rosenstein and Brand nominations.

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Committee Chairman Holds Up Vote on Deputy Attorney General Nominee

3/14/2017

 
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Holds Up Vote on Deputy Attorney General Nominee

Wednesday, March 15, 2017
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Rod J. Rosenstein
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles Grassley (R-IA) has informed the Trump Administration that he will not schedule a vote in the committee on the President's nominee to be Deputy Attorney General until the Committee has received a briefing from the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) in the Trump campaign's dealings with Russia.. While the nomination of Rod J. Rosenstein to the position does not appear to be in jeopardy, it is a powerful indication that even members of the Republican leadership is becoming increasingly restive about reports of ties between the Trump campaign and Russian intelligence officials.

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Senate Panel to Vote on Deputy DHS Secretary Nominee

3/14/2017

 
Senate Homeland Security Committee to Vote on Nominee to be Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security
Tuesday, March 14, 2017
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Elaine Duke
The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs has scheduled a business meeting for this week to vote on the nomination of Elaine Duke to be Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security.  The meeting is scheduled for 10:00 am EDT on Wednesday, March 15, 2017. 

The Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security  manages the Department’s day-to-day operations and oversees the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), and Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Immigration Statistics, and Office of Policy components of the Department. 

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House Creates Task Force on Terrorist Entry

2/27/2017

 
House Committee Establishes a Task Force on Denying Terrorist Entry into the United States
Monday, February 27, 2017
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Mike Gallagher
House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) last week announced the creation of a  new  Task Force on Denying Terrorists Entry into the United States. The panel will be comprised of five Republican and three Democratic Committee Members.
 
According to Chairman McCaul, the panel will begin its work in March and will provide a final report with its findings later this year.
The Committee says that “The Task Force will examine all pathways by which extremists might infiltrate the homeland and will seek to identify gaps in U.S. government information sharing and vetting procedures.”  The Committee added, “Fixing potential weaknesses in these systems will go a long way towards improving America’s defenses against terrorism.”

In a statement released by McCaul upon announcing the Task Force, the Chairman said, “In the current threat environment, stopping terrorists will continue to be a top Committee priority. Closing gaps in our counterterrorism screening and vetting procedures is especially important in the face of continuing global instability and the desire of ISIS and other terrorist groups to strike the West. The Task Force Members have a difficult mission ahead of them, but the threat is real and we must act in close coordination with the Administration to best protect Americans from those who wish us harm.”

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