June 27, 2019

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Creative Islander Thursday

June 27, 2019 T: 582-7800 | F: 582-7044 www.arubatoday.com

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Leaks, accusations and staff shuffle: Turmoil inside DHS By C. LONG and J. COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A top official’s resignation. And above all, increasingly dire conditions for migrants — those who make it across the border and those who fail, as captured in the searing images of a father clutching his child, both drowned, on the banks of the Rio Grande. Ever engulfed in turmoil under President Donald Trump, the Department of Homeland Security has entered a new stage of dysfunction and finger-pointing as the administration continues to rearrange staff and push hardline rhetoric and policies that have failed to contain a surge in illegal border crossings, according to more than a dozen current and former administration officials, congressional aides and people familiar with the events. Continued on Page 2

Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin McAleenan watches as the color guard arrives for a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Department of Homeland Security’s St. Elizabeths Campus Center Building in Washington, Friday, June 21, 2019. Associated Press


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