DHS leader says 22 million illegals in U.S., double of previous estimates

by KRISTINE FRAZAO, Sinclair Broadcast Group

Thu, October 17th 2019, 8:56 PM UTC

Acting Director of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Ken Cuccinelli, speaks during a briefing at the White House, Monday, Aug. 12, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

FILE- In this Feb. 19, 2019 file photo, children line up to enter a tent at the Homestead Temporary Shelter for Unaccompanied Children in Homestead, Fla. The American Civil Liberties Union is seeking potentially millions of dollars in damages on behalf of thousands of immigrant families who were separated at the U.S.-Mexico border. The ACLU and other attorneys filed a lawsuit Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019, against past and present Trump administration officials in federal court in Tucson alleging the government violated immigrants' rights and traumatized young children who were taken from their parents after crossing the border illegally. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

Acting Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Ken Cuccinelli tries to dispel rumors about new Trump administration immigration rules with Eric Bolling on "America This Week," Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019. (SBG)

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Acting Director of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Ken Cuccinelli, speaks during a briefing at the White House, Monday, Aug. 12, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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