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Ex-DHS chief attempts to skirt legal mess to keep Trump administration’s immigration policies in place Former acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf ratified his own policies and several controversial Trump immigration measures, in a last-ditch effort to overcome legal challenges that threatened his tenure. Wolf stepped down Monday amid legal turmoil over his authority to lead the department. Multiple courts have ruled that Wolf was unlawfully serving as the acting secretary, which woul...

Ex-DHS chief Chad Wolf ratifies policies in latest attempt to fix legal mess Former acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf ratified his own policies and several controversial Trump immigration measures, in a last-ditch effort to overcome legal challenges that threatened his tenure. Wolf stepped down Monday amid legal turmoil over his authority to lead the department, leaving Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Peter Gaynor to serve as acting secretary in the final days of th...