President Trump is about to fire Randolph “Tex” Alles, director of the U.S. Secret Service.
Trump told acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney to dismiss Alles a week ago, according to CNN. Alles, who reported to Nielsen, is still on the job.
The departure of Alles, a former Marine Corps major general, appears to part of a Trump purge of top Homeland Security officials. Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen was ousted Sunday.
Alles, 65, was acting deputy commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. He also led CBP’s Air and Marine Operations after a 35-year career in the Marines.
Trump announced Nielsen’s departure Sunday in a tweet. “Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen will be leaving her position, and I would like to thank her for her service,” the president tweeted.
Her departure follows Trump’s unexpected announcement that he had pulled the nomination of Ron Vitiello to lead Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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