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    What Can President Trump Legally Do To Get 'Tougher' On Immigration?

    President Trump is making major personnel shake-ups, including at the Department of Homeland Security.
    Apr 09, 2019 3 minutes
    Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen stands alongside President Trump as he tours the border wall between the United States and Mexico in Calexico, Calif., on April 5, 2019. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)

    Wednesday is Kirstjen Nielsen’s last day as secretary of Homeland Security. She is leaving her post after facing mounting pressure amid what the White House calls an immigration “crisis” at the U.S.-Mexico border.

    President Trump also withdrew the nomination of Ron Vitiello to head Immigration and Customs Enforcement, saying he wanted to go in a “tougher” direction.

    But what is the president able to legally do without Congress to get “tougher” on

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