It's hard to think of a more unlikely human rights hero than Kirstjen Nielsen, the outgoing secretary of homeland security. But if CNN's reporting is accurate, Nielsen actually did sacrifice her job for the legal rights of asylum seekers when President Donald Trump instructed her to deny entry to immigrants who are protected by international refugee law.
Nielsen also reportedly has spent the last several months resisting Trump's pressure to separate families at the Mexican border, a policy that has been blocked by several courts while litigation against it continues.
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