Ex-Diplomats Protest Trump Plan to Move Key Bureaus Out of State Department

Amid objections from retired diplomats and some lawmakers, the State Department is seeking to allay concerns over a report that the Trump administration reorganization plans would move visa approval to the Homeland Security Department. As first reported last month by CNN, the White House Domestic Policy Council and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson are said to be pondering moving the Bureau of Consular Affairs to Homeland Security. That would include about 12,000 employees and $3 billion in revenue, the Washington Post reported, and would be a way to stress domestic security in decisions on granting foreigners entry to the United States.