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May 28, 2019

Head of Citizenship & Immigration Agency Resigns as Trump Admin Purge Continues
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The head of Citizenship and Immigration Services, L. Francis Cissna, was
forced to resign Friday as the Trump administration continues its purge
of top immigration officials, a plan reportedly orchestrated by
hard-line anti-immigrant adviser Stephen Miller. Former Virginia
Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli is reportedly slated to take on the
role. As a state lawmaker in Virginia, Cuccinelli authored legislation
seeking to force employees to speak English in the workplace, and he
unsuccessfully fought to eliminate the 14th Amendment's birthright
citizenship clause.


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