Immigration uproar may sideline cyber-laden DHS legislation for now

Pending DHS legislation with extensive cyber provisions may face new hurdles with Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen now firmly at the center of a major political clash over the Trump administration’s immigration policies.

Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chairman Ron Johnson (R-WI) for months has been trying to maneuver around the simmering immigration debate and get first-ever Department of Homeland Security reauthorization legislation across the Senate floor. That bill contains provisions that would elevate the National Protection and Programs Directorate...