Tag: Chad Wolf

Legality of Wolf, Cuccinelli appointments to DHS questioned

Key House Democrats cite new documents in request for review

The leaders of the House Oversight and Homeland Security panels on Friday challenged the legality of recent top appointments at the Department of Homeland Security, including newly installed acting secretary, Chad Wolf.

Reps. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, and Carolyn B. Maloney, D-N.Y., the acting Oversight and Reform Committee chairwoman, have asked the U.S. Comptroller General to conduct an “expedited review” to determine whether the Trump administration acted legally when it appointed both Wolf and his predecessor, Kevin McAleenan, as acting DHS secretary. They also question Wolf naming Ken Cuccinelli to serve as deputy director.

Both Democrats support their claim with new documents that show the administration may have violated succession rules when it placed McAleenan next in line after former DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen was pushed out in April, simply because it failed to change them.

View the complete November 15 article by Tanvi Misra on The Roll Call website here.

Chad Wolf sworn in as acting DHS secretary

Axios logoChad Wolf is now the acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, the Washington Post’s Nick Miroff reports. He was sworn in the same day he was confirmed by the Senate to an undersecretary position.

Why it matters: Wolf is the fifth person to lead DHS under Trump, replacing Kevin McAleenan whose resignation was announced almost five weeks ago. Some hardliners have questioned his commitment to the president’s immigration agenda. Wolf is expected to elevate Ken Cuccinelli — a conservative favorite serving as acting director of Citizenship and Immigration Services — to the second highest position in the agency, CNN and the Wall Street Journal reported.

View the November 13 article on the Axios website here.