Report: DHS Chief Threatened To Quit Over Stephen Miller’s Attempt At Another Staff Shakeup

Stephen Miller’s attempt to shift the soon-to-be ICE director nominee to another agency reportedly left acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan threatening to quit, officials said. Miller — a White House senior adviser who’s taken an outsized role with immigration issues — reportedly urged President Donald Trump on Wednesday to make Mark Morgan the next commissioner of Customs and Border Protection (CBP), said officials who spoke with The Washington Post. They said Miller wanted Morgan to lead CBP, despite him being tapped by the president to be the next Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) director, because Miller wanted the current acting ICE director to remain in place.

However, this request did not sit well with Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kevin McAleenan, the man who leads all of DHS’ various agencies. McAleenan on Thursday told senior administration officials, including White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney, that he was the leader of the department — not Miller, administration sources told WaPo. The acting DHS chief went on to argue that personnel decisions should left up to him, or at the very least he should be involved in the decision-making process, they said. One White House aide reportedly likened the altercation to an “immigration knife fight.”

McAleenan ended up winning the White House brawl: Morgan will become the next acting ICE director in the coming week, DHS officials said, and Matthew Albence —the current acting ICE director — will go back to his position as ICE deputy director.

The incident marked the latest White House immigration clash involving Miller. It was recently discovered that, prior to then-DHS chief Kirstjen Nielsen’s removal in April, she blocked a secret White House plan backed by Miller that called for apprehending thousands of parents and children in a sweeping operation to crack down on illegal immigration, DHS officials said. Nielsen and then-ICE acting director Ron Vitiello had objected to the “hastily put together” plan, arguing the administration wasn’t prepared.

The Trump administration embarked on a major immigration staff shakeup in April — removing Nielsen from DHS, pulling Vitiello’s nomination to officially lead ICE, and accepting acting Deputy Secretary for Homeland Security Claire Grady’s resignation. Miller led the removals in large part. DHS did not immediately respond to The Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment.

https://www.dailycaller.com/2019/05/18/homeland-security-mcaleenan-miller/

Report: Nielsen Stopped Plan For Mass Migrant Family Arrests Shortly Before She Was Ousted

https://dailycaller.com/2019/05/14/nielsen-vitiello-arrest-plan-trump/

A couple of interesting responses to Justin Amash's comments about President Trump impeachment.

The second one is very interesting: Has Justin Amash been chatting it up with radical-left Intercept + Bulwark funder and impeachment advocate Pierre Omidyar?

https://twitter.com/charliekirk11/status/1129933094105100288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

https://twitter.com/JordanSchachtel/status/1129885105160429570?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

Mitt Romney: Justin Amash’s Statement on Impeachment Is ‘Courageous

Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) said Rep. Justin Amash (R-MI) was “courageous” for concluding President Donald Trump committed “impeachable conduct.”

Romney said, “I think every individual has to make their own judgment. I think it helps to actually have read the entire document. It’s a long document. It took me two full days to get through it. The second volume is more difficult to get through than the first. Hopefully, more people read it. I think a lot of people want to reserve judgment until this is played out. My own view is that Justin Amash has reached a different conclusion than I have. I respect him. I think it’s a courageous statement. But I believe to make a case for obstruction of justice, you just don’t have the elements that are evidenced in this document. And I also believe that an impeachment call is something that not just relates to the law but considers practicality and politics. I think those considering impeachment, you have to look at the jury, which is the Senate. The Senate is certainly not there either.”

https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2019/05/19/mitt-romney-justin-amashs-statement-on-impeachment-is-courageous/

>>6536324

Thanks, I was just going to start looking into him..This is very interesting. Wonder what he is up to now.

>>6536344

As in the southern FU? I think he means that this guy did what he couldn't do.

>>6536367

This guy needs Exposure to Open Public Sunshine, for all of the world to see..no doubt his deeds are not just confined to the US.

Sinaloa Cartel-Linked Meth Ring Busted in California

Police in southern California announced on Friday the arrests of two men linked to the Mexican-based Sinaloa Cartel. The men allegedly operated a drug-trafficking cell in Apple Valley, California. The multi-agency investigation also led to the seizure of 500 pounds of methamphetamine worth $1.25 million dollars.

Police from the Alhambra and West Covina Police Departments arrested Manuel Gallardo, 55, of Apple Valley and Daniel Gonzalez, 21, of Ontario, California. The arrests came during a raid on an Apple Valley auto body repair shop on May 15. The rais also resulted in the discovery of 500 pounds of methamphetamine, the seizure of 11 firearms, $38,000 dollars, and 40 grams of fentanyl. The raid grew out of a two-month multi-agency drug investigation. Officials said both suspects are believed to be members of a Sinaloa Cartel-connected U.S.-based drug ring. The two men are charged with possession of methamphetamine with the intent to sell, transport for sale purposes, and possession of methamphetamine while in possession of a firearm. Apple Valley is located in the Victor Valley of San Bernardino County — approximately 90 miles northeast of Los Angeles, California.

The Apple Valley drug-ring is suspected of trafficking drugs across the U.S., according to West Covina police spokesman Travis Tibbetts. It is also believed that drugs being distributed in the San Gabriel Valley were being supplied by the Apple Valley auto repair shop. The business allegedly stored product for eventual distribution, according to Alhambra police spokesman Sergeant Steven Carr as reported by the Pasadena Star-News. An investigation by the Alhambra and West Covina Police Departments lasting several months led to the current investigation and eventual discovery of the alleged illegal drug activity that landed the two suspects in jail. The California Highway Patrol and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) also participated in the ongoing multi-agency joint investigation.

https://www.breitbart.com/border/2019/05/19/sinaloa-cartel-linked-meth-ring-busted-in-california/

Joint drug investigation leads to $1.25 million worth of methamphetamine, 11 weapons, 2 arrests in Apple Valley

https://www.pasadenastarnews.com/2019/05/17/joint-drug-investigation-leads-to-1-25-million-worth-of-methamphetamine-11-weapons-2-arrests-in-apple-valley/

Schiff: Amash Has ‘Showed More Courage Than Any Other Republican’ by Calling For Trump’s Impeachment

Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) said his House of Representatives colleague Rep. Justin Amash (R-MI) declaring President Donald Trump had engaged in “impeachable conduct” was courageous.

Schiff said, “What the speaker has referred to and I have as well is can impeachment be successful in the Senate? We see no signs of that yet. I respect what Justin Amash is doing has said he showed more courage than any other Republican in the House or Senate. But what may be pushing us in the direction of impeachment in any event has less to do with Justin Amash but more the administration is engaging in a maximum obstructionism campaign.” “I do more members that recognize that the administration is act can in a lawless fashion, having obstructed justice now obstructing Congress and our lawful function. And if we conclude that there’s no other way to do our jobs, no other way to do oversight, no other way to show the American people what this president has done, is unethical and illegal acts outlined in the Mueller report then we may get there.”

When asked about opening up impeachment proceedings, Schiff said, “It provides an additional tool. What we have been doing is we have been gradually escalating the tactics we need to use to get information for the American people. So we began by asking for voluntary cooperation that was not forthcoming we followed with subpoenas, we followed with contempt, we may follow with inherent contempt and we may have to follow with impeachment.” He added, “There may be an odd confluence of interest here between the Trump administration and people around the president who want him impeached because they think it’s politically advantageous and increasing number of Democrats and maybe Republicans who feel this president’s conduct so so so incompatible with the office with our system that it’s the only way that we can do our oversight is through impeachment proceeding maybe we have to go down that road. But I think important to show the American people this was decision made reluctantly, this is a decision forced upon us rather than something we were eager to embrace.”

https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2019/05/19/schiff-amash-has-showed-more-courage-than-any-other-republican-by-calling-for-trumps-impeachment/