The Purge: DHS (Who’s Stayin’ Alive And Who’s Next For The Chopping Block)

ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA - APRIL 08: Outgoing Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen walks out of her home to speak to the media on April 08, 2019 in Alexandria, Virginia. President Trump announced th... ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA - APRIL 08: Outgoing Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen walks out of her home to speak to the media on April 08, 2019 in Alexandria, Virginia. President Trump announced the departure of Nielson on Twitter after the two met at the White House on Sunday. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) MORE LESS

April 9, 2019 12:07 p.m.

In the past couple of weeks, President Donald Trump has begun a bloodletting in the Department of Homeland Security, axing some top officials as White House senior adviser Stephen Miller sends warning flares down the ranks, pressing lower-level officials to stem the flow of immigrants into the country.

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