Noel Francisco to step down as US solicitor general, sources say

Francisco, 50, has led the solicitor general's office since September 2017 and been a forceful advocate for Trump

Francisco, 50, has led the solicitor general's office since September 2017 and been a forceful advocate for President Donald Trump. The White House is not expected to immediately name a permanent successor. Instead, the principal deputy solicitor general, Jeff Wall, will most likely be tapped as the acting solicitor general.

The administration won the travel ban case in 2018 and last year lost on the battle over a citizenship query on the 2020 census. The Supreme Court is scheduled to rule in upcoming weeks on the Trump administration's plan to phase out the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program and subpoenas against Trump's longtime accountants and banks.

The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The Justice Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Francisco's Senate confirmation hearing was in May 2017, the day after Trump fired James Comey as FBI director.

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