John Sanders, the acting commissioner of Customs and Border Protection, announced in an internal email Tuesday that he had handed in his resignation letter — effective July 5 — to acting director of Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan on Monday.
Why it matters: Sanders’ resignation as the administration’s top border enforcer follows heightened scrutiny over the past week of the conditions at migrant children’s detention centers at the southern border.
The latest: Tuesday’s reshuffle continued as 2 DHS officials told the Washington Postthat Trump intends to name Mark Morgan — the acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement — as Sanders’ replacement.
View the complete June 25 article by Alayna Treene on the Axios website here.