Taser Lobbyist Quietly Appointed to Top Immigration Enforcement Job
'Notably, Chad Wolf, another prominent Homeland Security lobbyist appointed this year by the Trump administration to the Department of Homeland Security, was Blank’s colleague on a number of lobbying campaigns. '
'Homeland security lobbyists have played a pivotal role in shaping the administration’s agenda in particular. '
'lobbyist and Republican official, was recently appointed to serve as the chief of staff to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the agency charged with investigating and enforcing immigration-related matters for the Department of Homeland Security. '
'Blank’s former employment.”Blank arrived to ICE after working for over a decade as a corporate lobbyist, helping corporate contractors secure business before the agency he now leads. '
'Blank did not represent clients with ICE interests and never lobbied the agency, there are no conflict of interest concerns with Mr. '
..."Mr. Blank did not represent clients with ICE interests and never lobbied the agency, there are no conflict of interest concerns with Mr. Blank’s former employment.”
Blank arrived to ICE after working for over a decade as a corporate lobbyist, helping corporate contractors secure business before the agency he now leads.
This article is highly misleading in making it sound like he actually does have a conflict of interest when he doesn't. Fake news is fake, though. Fuck I hate journalists.
[–] BaChewyChewyChomp 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
sounds like reasonably good qualifications to help secure the border to me. Tasers, facial recognition, identity recognition. A lot of those companies are gonna make some bank (might want to update your resume). At least he wasn't into napalm (or boiling oil), AND there is one less lobbyist.