Kirstjen Nielsen Resigns from DHS

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Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, commanding General of the U.S. Army corps of Engineers , center and Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, listens as President Donald Trump participates in a roundtable on immigration and border security at the U.S. Border Patrol Calexico Station in Calexico, Calif., Friday April 5, 2019. Trump headed to the border with Mexico to make a renewed push for border security as a central campaign issue for his 2020 re-election. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, commanding General of the U.S. Army corps of Engineers , center and Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, listens as President Donald Trump participates in a roundtable on immigration and border security at the U.S. Border Patrol Calexico Station in Calexico, Calif., Friday April 5, 2019. Trump headed to the border with Mexico to make a renewed push for border security as a central campaign issue for his 2020 re-election. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen has resigned, forced out of her position and out of favor with the president and his staff who are seeking to overhaul the department and close the border with Mexico. Nielsen is the 12th cabinet official to leave the Trump Administration.

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