Salt Lake Tribune · Oct 12, 2019
McAleenan, acting Homeland Security secretary, stepping down
(Evan Vucci | AP) In this Sept. 18, 2019, file photo, President Donald Trump talks with reporters as he tours a section of the southern border wall, in Otay Mesa, Calif., as acting Homeland Secretary Kevin McAleenan listens. President Donald Trump announced Oct. 11, 2019, that McAleenan is stepping down. Washington • President Donald Trump said Friday that Kevin McAleenan was stepping down as the acting secretary of Homeland Security.
Trump said McAleenan wanted to spend more time with his family and go to the private sector.