The item in Monday’s Daily Report column on President-elect Obama’s selection of retired Army Gen. Eric Shinseki to head Veterans Affairs has been corrected. Shinseki served a full four-year tour as Army Chief of Staff.
The Pentagon plans to use U.S. Air Force C-17s and C-130s to deport 5,400 people currently detained by Customs and Border Protection, officials announced Jan. 22, the first act in President Donald Trump’s sweeping promise to crack down on undocumented immigrants and increase border security.