Katharine Gorka steps down as Customs and Border Protection press secretary after two months [View all]
Source: Cnn
By Geneva Sands, CNN
Updated 5:03 PM EDT, Tue August 20, 2019
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"I have served the administration for almost three years. I've decided it's time to spend more time with my family," she said, adding that it was "100%" her choice to leave the position.
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Acting CBP Commissioner Mark Morgan joined the agency in early July after a short stint at Immigration and Customs Enforcement. With Gorka's departure, both CBP and ICE will also be without a political appointee in their communications offices.
Gorka is married to Sebastian Gorka, the former deputy assistant to President Donald Trump, who was an outspoken and combative defender of the President's national security agenda, known for his dire warnings of Islamic terrorism while writing for Breitbart.
Before joining CBP on June 24, Katharine Gorka was a political appointee in the Homeland Security policy office who stirred controversy for her role in the department's efforts to combat violent extremism in the US. Over the past year, outside watchdog groups have requested records during her time as a senior adviser at DHS, with one group suing to get documents.
"We're suing to find out whether her extreme and biased views are driving Homeland Security resources away from real threats," said Democracy Forward spokeswoman Charisma Troiano in March. ....................................
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