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Kerri Miller and Marcheta Fornoff

What does Kirstjen Nielsen's departure mean for U.S. immigration policy?

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Kirstjen Nielsen resigned from her post as Homeland Security secretary on Sunday. How will the Trump administration's immigration policies change without her at the helm? Who is next in line to hold that post?

MPR News host Kerri Miller spoke with Ken Rudin, host of the Political Junkie podcast; Michel Marizco, Fronteras desk senior editor; and Kevin Johnson, dean at the U.C. Davis School of Law, about the change in leadership and how it might affect administration policies.

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