Report: Acting DHS Chief McAleenan Leaked ICE Raid Details to Derail Operation

Report: Acting DHS Chief McAleenan Leaked ICE Raid Details to Derail Operation
Kevin K. McAleenan, commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, arrives to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee in Washington, on March 6, 2019 .Win McNamee/Getty Images
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Acting Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan leaked the timing and location of upcoming raids by immigration enforcement authorities in order to sabotage the operations, according to five unidentified current and former officials who spoke to The Washington Examiner.

President Donald Trump postponed the raids by two weeks on June 22, writing on Twitter that he did so at the request of the Democratic lawmakers, who asked for extra time to come up with a solution to the border crisis. All five officials told the Examiner that Trump called off the plan due to the leak.

Ivan Pentchoukov
Ivan Pentchoukov
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Ivan is the national editor of The Epoch Times. He has reported for The Epoch Times on a variety of topics since 2011.
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