China News Service, March 27. According to a report by the US Chinese website, on the 26th local time, US Secretary of Homeland Security Majorcas disbanded the advisory committee of the Department of Homeland Security and fired dozens of officials, including Trump administration officials. Consultants, and developed a plan for the reorganization of the committee.
Majorcas wrote in a letter to committee members: “I have terminated the term of office of the current members of the advisory committee of the Ministry of National Security, effective from March 26, 2021.” “Once the development of the new model is completed, I will be Reorganize the committee in the next few weeks."
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According to reports, Trump administration officials serving on the committee, such as former National Security Minister Ken Cuccinelli and former Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement Tom Horman, were fired.
Committee chairperson Bill Bratton, a former New York City police chief, said Majorcas hopes to “act quickly” to establish a new committee to reflect the department’s priorities, such as immigration, domestic terrorism and cyber issues.
He said that the new committee will also highlight the diversity of the population to "ensure that we look like the United States. At present, we are really not very similar.
He pointed out that the number of women and minorities in the committee is very small.
Bratton and Vice Chairman Karen Tandy and Honorary Chairman William Webster will remain in office.
The report pointed out that the role of the advisory committee of the US Department of National Security is to provide independent advice to the Secretary of the Department of National Security, conduct research on various security issues and provide policy analysis.
A spokesperson for the Ministry of National Security said that Majorcas will conduct a "comprehensive review" to assess how best to use the committee to advise and advance the mission.
The spokesperson said that after review, the Department of National Security will establish a redesigned committee consisting of "diverse members who can represent the United States and the community," and the members will be bipartisan.
According to the analysis, the actions of Majorcas show that the Biden administration is continuing to "brand its own" on the Ministry of National Security. The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) under the department has earlier refused to implement the temporary suspension of deportation of immigrants.
The Biden administration is working hard to resolve the immigration crisis at the border.
In response, the former acting Minister of State Security Chad Wolf criticized the move. He wrote on his personal social media: “Although I respect the Secretary of Homeland Security’s power to change the committee to meet their needs, I completely dismissed it. The entire committee has forced a lot of important work in progress to be stopped. This is not the right approach."