Kevin McAleenan

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Kevin Kealoha McAleenan is an American attorney and government official serving as the acting United States Secretary of Homeland Security. He also serves as the U.S. Customs and Border Protection commissioner. President Donald Trump designated McAleenan as Acting United States Secretary of Homeland Security in April 2019. He resigned on October 11, 2019, with Trump stating that McAleenan wanted to "spend more time with his family and go to the private sector."

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Kevin McAleenan: US Homeland Security chief steps down Kevin McAleenan was the fourth person to head the agency and oversaw Donald Trump's border policies. BBC News - Published on October 12, 2019
Trump says acting Homeland Security Secretary McAleenan is stepping down U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan was stepping down and a new acting chief of the agency would be named next week. Reuters - Published on October 11, 2019
'Why I stopped a speech by Trump's border chief' US Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan was shouted off stage in Washington DC. Was it right? BBC News - Published on October 10, 2019
House panel subpoenas DHS chief over alleged Trump pardon offers The Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee on Wednesday subpoenaed the acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, Kevin McAleenan, to testify about President.. Reuters - Published on September 4, 2019
Visiting El Salvador, U.S. Homeland Security chief applauds drop in migration Acting U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan signed a pact on Wednesday to collaborate more closely with El Salvador on migration and security, applauding a drop in migration since new.. Reuters - Published on August 29, 2019
U.S. security chief says seeking migration deals with Honduras, El Salvador U.S. Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan said during a speech in Guatemala on Thursday that the United States is seeking "similar agreements" with Honduras and El Salvador on migration. Reuters - Published on August 1, 2019

Border agency knew of troubling Facebook posts in 2016: acting secretary U.S. Department of Homeland Security officials knew in 2016 about a private Facebook group where border agents posted racist and misogynistic comments, acting DHS Secretary Kevin McAleenan said on.. Reuters - Published on July 7, 2019
U.S. DHS boss orders probe into border agents' 'disturbing' Facebook posts The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's acting secretary, Kevin McAleenan, has ordered an investigation into reports that border patrol agents have been posting offensive anti-immigrant comments and.. Reuters - Published on July 3, 2019