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29 Jan, 8 tweets, 4 min read
NEWS: @PressSec confirms to @maddow that @AliMayorkas will lead President Biden’s family separation task force and it will be announced next week.
Here’s what else we know about the task force so far. nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna1…
Here’s our @NBCNightlyNews report with the latest.
Here’s my conversation with Rachel from the border tonight.
And, finally, here’s @PressSec with the news.
Some news about last night's news. thehill.com/homenews/admin…
Task force announcement coming Tuesday, @PressSec said from the White House this morning.
I joined @mitchellreports and the @ACLU’s @leegelernt with the latest. Listen closely to what Lee says. They’re seeking relief for every single family separated — not just those still apart. msnbc.com/msnbc/amp-vide…

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28 Jan
NEW: Biden family separation task force will cover all families separated at the border under Trump, not just those separated during "zero tolerance,” according to three sources familiar with planning discussions. With @JuliaEAinsley and @GeoffRBennett. nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna1…
During his presidential campaign, Biden ran ads promising to establish a task force to reunite separated migrant families "on his first day as president." The announcement had been expected this week but will likely be delayed. nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna1…
When the task force is announced, it is expected to be an inter-agency effort across DHS, HHS and State, led by Biden's pick to run DHS, @AliMayorkas, according to three sources familiar with the planning. nbcnews.com/politics/immig…
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25 Jan
This Fauci interview by @tonydokoupil could be my beloved skinny tie's finest hour. (Tony has it on semi-permanent loan.)
Come to think of it, there should be an app for news people who want to do clothing swaps. I am like Doug of Nickelodeon fame, wearing the same thing over and over. In this case, I just left my tie on their stroller one day.
I, of course, would request a pair of the Kornacki khakis.
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25 Jan
Deterrence and punishment is how the American immigration enforcement system was designed to work, as @AliciaMenendez and I discussed Saturday night. Rolling back Trump’s policies alone will not stop that.
This excellent @nytopinion piece from @jeanguerre makes that clear, and asks a critical question about what President Biden can and should do for families whose lives were upended before Trump separations put immigration enforcement in a massive spotlight. nytimes.com/2021/01/23/opi…
Another must-read: @FelipeDLH argues that President Biden's proposed "virtual" border controls should receive as much scrutiny, if not more, than Trump's "big, beautiful" steel bollards. thenation.com/article/politi…
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23 Jan
President Biden’s acting AG received a memo in 2017, first reported by @skirchy, that would have made him aware of Trump family separations long before it was known publicly. Memo resulted in transfer of prosecutor who raised concerns. With @JuliaEAinsley. nbcnews.com/politics/immig…
President Biden has said he is committed to reuniting migrant families separated by Trump and is expected to announce a task force to do so in the coming days. He also said his DOJ would conduct a “thorough, thorough investigation” into potential criminality of the policy.
White House declined comment on whether Biden transition knew about Acting AG Monty Wilkinson’s role in prosecutor's transfer. DOJ says office Wilkinson led at the time “plays an administrative role related to the associated paperwork but does not make decisions on assignments.”
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20 Jan
On the border watching for the halting of Trump wall construction in real time, one of @POTUS Biden’s first executive orders. A Biden WH official told me we can expect news on reunification of separated families in the days ahead as I told @NicolleDWallace.
More on the wall construction “pause” from @NickMiroff and @arelisrhdz. washingtonpost.com/national/biden…
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20 Jan
LATEST: Trump admin is trying to sabotage Biden’s immigration plans with last-minute deals, officials tell @JuliaEAinsley and me.

"The whole point is 110 percent to screw the incoming administration from doing anything for six months," one said. nbcnews.com/politics/immig…
The agreements would require Biden’s DHS to consult with certain jurisdictions before "making any decision that could reduce immigration enforcement, increase the number of illegal aliens... increase immigration benefits or eligibility for benefits.” nbcnews.com/politics/immig…
Any of Biden’s immigration policies — including work of a task force to reunite families Trump separated — could be stalled if states argue that they were not consulted.

A former Trump official called the agreements "an attempt at undemocratic sabotage." nbcnews.com/politics/immig…
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