The President of the United States of America, Donald Trump promised, after his election, to solve the crisis of illegal immigrants that was increasingly raging in the country. In order to keep its promise, the POTUS has used the services of many people, including Kirstjen Nielsen. She was the mastermind behind the separation of parents and children when they entered the United States illegally. The move drew a strong backlash, especially from Democrats who are always on the verge of criticizing what the president is doing. Kirstjen Nielsen has come under fire from critics and has also been thrust further into the limelight, with many seeking to learn more about her personality and why she would go through with a decision she perceived as inhumane.
Biography of Kirstjen Nielsen
In Colorado, on May 14, 1972, KirstjenMichele Nielsen was born; she spent her childhood in Clearwater, Pinellas County, Florida. She is the first child of her parents who have three children in total; his immediate younger brother is a musician named Fletcher, while his younger sister who is the last child in the band is named Ashley. Kirstjen Nielsen is of Italian and Danish descent. It is his mother’s family that allows him to claim his Italian heritage, while his father’s grandparents are from Denmark, where they immigrated to America when they were still teenagers.
For her high school education, Kirstjen Nielsen went to Berkeley Prep, where she graduated in 1990. She then went on to study at the Georgetown School of Foreign Science, where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service. She then earned a law degree – a Juris Doctorate – from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1999.
As of 2019, Nielsen’s political career is not up to a decade cumulatively, while her first stint in US government was in the post of special assistant to the president, who at the time was George Bush. . She also worked as the Senior Director of Prevention, Preparedness and Response with the Homeland Security Council at the White House. When Bush left office in 2008, she was no longer needed in the White House. After moving on with her life and career, Nielsen started her own consulting company where she was the sole employee.
She found her way back to a position in government in 2017 as chief of staff to John Kelly, who was then Homeland Security Secretary. In late 2017, Nielsen was sworn in as DHS secretary herself. She is the sixth person to hold this position in the history of its creation.
His family separation policy gave him backlash from the public but praise from President Donald Trump; However, former classmates have reported that anti-immigrant Kirstjen Nielsen is not the same person they once knew.
About his parents
Phyllis and James Nielsen – the parents of Kirstjen Nielsen, were both doctors who served in the United States Army. They divorced when Kirstjen was in Georgetown and never got back together. Her father worked as an ophthalmologist, but the field of medicine in which her mother Phyllis worked was unknown.
Of his two parents, only his father is still alive and he attended his swearing-in ceremony as DHS Secretary. Nielsen lost his mother in 2011.
Is she married, who is her husband or wife?
Kirstjen Nielsen has found a way to keep her private life very private which for a public officer is a feat in itself. Her life is so private that speculation about her marital status was ongoing. In 2018, when she attended a state dinner, she was with a young man called Chad Wolf, who many believed she had a relationship with. Turns out he was her acting chief of staff at dinner time.
The final gossip about her marital status came in the form of her financial disclosure report, where the space for a spouse on the report showed none.
