washington white house officials try pressure act homeland security secretary elaine duke expel tens thousands honduran immigrants washington post report thursday say also duke say plan resign white house chief staff john kelly homeland security adviser tom bossert call duke decision extend residency permit immigrants newspaper report cite current former administration officials call come monday announce temporary protect status hondurans say refuse reverse decision immigrants homeland security monday deadline announce plan 57,000 hondurans 2,500 nicaraguans grant tps hurricane mitch hit central america 1998. duke end protect status nicaraguans monday say dhs need time decide hondurans extend status july 2018. officials say duke irritate saw politically drive interference white house officials include old boss kelly homeland security secretary duke inform kelly would resign officials say condition anonymity dhs spokesman tyler q. houlton say email duke commit continue work dhs make decision base current immigration law many issue variety view inside administration tps houlton say perfectly normal members white house team weigh major decisions white house respond request comment report internal debate post wall street journal trump administration target program critics say allow participants repeatedly extend stay six-to-18-month increments case natural disaster civil strife emergencies homelands act dhs chief pressure white house want resign report