Director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
| Director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement | |
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| U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement | |
| Reports to | United States Secretary of Homeland Security |
| Seat | 500 12th Street SW Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Appointer | The President with Senate advice and consent |
| Formation | March 11, 2003 Prior to July 2010 titled Assistant Secretary |
| Deputy | Deputy Director |
| Website | www |
The Director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is a civilian official in the United States Department of Homeland Security. During July 2010 the position's title was changed from Assistant Secretary for U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement.
The Director is in charge of the day-to-day operations of more than 7000 Homeland Security Investigations Agents (HSI) that are the primary investigative component of ICE and 6000 Enforcement and Removal Operations Officers (ERO).[1] ICE is an agency with the United States Department of Homeland Security and the director reports to the United States Secretary of Homeland Security and the United States Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security.
This position requires Senate confirmation.
The current acting director is Patrick Lechleitner who assumed the role following Tae Johnson's retirement.[2]
Overview
[edit]The director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement is the chief administrator with enforcement of US immigration laws and criminal investigations of transnational criminal organizations. This mission is executed through the enforcement of more than 400 federal statutes and focuses on immigration enforcement, preventing terrorism and combating the illegal movement of people and goods.[3]
Officeholders
[edit]†- Indicates title of office upon appointment was Assistant Secretary for U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement
| No. | Portrait | Deputy Secretary | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | President |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael J. Garcia†[4] (born 1961) | March 11, 2003 | September 5, 2005 | 2 years, 178 days | Republican | George W. Bush (R) | |
| - | John P. Clark†[4] Acting | September 6, 2005 | January 3, 2006 | 119 days | Independent | George W. Bush (R) | |
| 2 | Julie Myers†[4] (born 1969) | January 4, 2006 | November 14, 2008 | 2 years, 315 days | Republican | George W. Bush (R) | |
| - | John P. Torres†[5] Acting | November 17, 2008 | May 12, 2009 | 176 days | Independent | George W. Bush (R) Barack Obama (D) | |
| 3 | John T. Morton†[6] (born 1966) | May 12, 2009 | July 31, 2013 | 4 years, 111 days | Independent | Barack Obama (D) | |
| - | John Sandweg[7] (born 1975) Acting | August 1, 2013 | February 21, 2014 | 229 days | Democratic | Barack Obama (D) | |
| - | Thomas S. Winkowski[8] (born 1954) Acting | March 16, 2014 | December 23, 2014 | 282 days | Independent | Barack Obama (D) | |
| 4 | Sarah Saldaña[9] (born 1951) | December 23, 2014 | January 20, 2017 | 2 years, 28 days | Independent | Barack Obama (D) | |
| - | Daniel Ragsdale[10] Acting | January 20, 2017 | January 30, 2017 | 10 days | Independent | Donald Trump (R) | |
| - | Thomas Homan[11] Acting | January 30, 2017 | June 29, 2018 | 1 year, 150 days | Independent | Donald Trump (R) | |
| - | Ronald Vitiello[12] (born 1963) Acting | June 30, 2018 | April 12, 2019 | 256 days | Independent | Donald Trump (R) | |
| - | Matthew Albence[13] Acting | April 13, 2019 | May 27, 2019 | 44 days | Independent | Donald Trump (R) | |
| - | Mark A. Morgan[14] (born 1950) Acting | May 28, 2019 | July 5, 2019 | 38 days | Independent | Donald Trump (R) | |
| - | Matthew Albence[13] Acting | July 5, 2019 | August 25, 2020 | 1 year, 51 days | Independent | Donald Trump (R) | |
| - | Tony Pham[15] (born 1973) Acting | August 25, 2020 | December 31, 2020 | 128 days | Republican | Donald Trump (R) | |
| - | Jonathan Fahey[16] Acting | December 31, 2020 | January 13, 2021 | 13 days | Independent | Donald Trump (R) | |
| - | Tae Johnson[5] Acting | January 13, 2021 | July 4, 2023 | 2 years, 172 days | Independent | Donald Trump (R) Joe Biden (D) | |
| - | Patrick Lechleitner[5] Acting | July 4, 2023 | Incumbent | 1 year, 132 days | Independent | Joe Biden (D) |
![Michael J. Garcia†[4]](/wiki/File:Michael_J._Garcia_-_official_portrait.jpg)
![John P. Clark†[4]](/wiki/File:John_P._Clark.jpg)
![Julie Myers†[4]](/wiki/File:Julie_myers_lg.jpg)
![John P. Torres†[5]](/wiki/File:John_torres_lg.jpg)
![John T. Morton†[6]](/wiki/File:John_t._morton_ice_director.jpg)
![John Sandweg[7]](/wiki/File:John_Sandweg_profile.jpg)
![Thomas S. Winkowski[8]](/wiki/File:Thomas-winkowski-md.jpg)
![Sarah Saldaña[9]](/wiki/File:Saldana.jpg)
![Daniel Ragsdale[10]](/wiki/File:DanRagsdale1.jpg)
![Thomas Homan[11]](/wiki/File:Thomas_D._Homan.jpg)
![Ronald Vitiello[12]](/wiki/File:Ronald_Vitiello_official_photo.jpg)
![Matthew Albence[13]](/wiki/File:Matthew_Albence_official_photo.jpg)
![Mark A. Morgan[14]](/wiki/File:Official_Portrait_of_Acting_Commissioner_Mark_A._Morgan_(48242367472).jpg)
![Tony Pham[15]](/wiki/File:Tony_Pham_acting_ICE_director.jpg)
![Jonathan Fahey[16]](/wiki/File:Jonathan_Fahey_Acting_ICE_director_Portrait_Photo.jpg)
![Tae Johnson[5]](/wiki/File:Tae_D_Johnson.jpg)
See also
[edit]
- Chief, IRS Criminal Investigation
- Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
- Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Director of the United States Marshals Service
- Director of the United States Secret Service
- Federal law enforcement in the United States
References
[edit]- ^ "Enforcement and Removal Operations". www.ice.gov. April 20, 2021.
- ^ "Patrick Lechleitner Becomes Acting Director at ICE After Tae Johnson's Retirement - HS Today". 2023-07-05. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
- ^ "What We Do | ICE". U.S. Immigration and Customs and Enforcement. Department of Homeland Security. Archived from the original on June 4, 2020. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
- ^ a b c "Senior Leadership The First Five Years: 2003 – 2008". April 20, 2021.
- ^ Meserve, Jeanne (November 6, 2008). "Bush immigration chief resigns". cnn.com. Washington DC. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
- ^ "John Morton to Lead Immigration and Customs Enforcement; Secretary Napolitano Names Esther Olavarria as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy". www.dhs.gov. February 23, 2009.
- ^ North, David (August 13, 2013). "A New Immigration Policy Maker — John Sandweg, Acting Head of ICE". cis.org.
- ^ "Thomas S. Winkowski". www.dhs.gov. May 12, 2014.
- ^ "Sarah Saldaña(archived)". www.dhs.gov. May 12, 2014. Archived from the original on 2015-03-16.
- ^ Darrough, Celia (31 January 2017). "Who Is Daniel Ragsdale? Donald Trump Replaced The Immigration & Customs Enforcement Director, Too". Bustle. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
- ^ Chamberlain, Samuel (January 31, 2017). "Trump Names Thomas Homan Acting Director of ICE". Fox News. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
- ^ "Secretary Nielsen Announces Ronald D. Vitiello to Serve as Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement". Department of Homeland Security. June 30, 2018. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
- ^ a b "Statement from Acting Secretary Wolf on the Retirement of Matthew T. Albence". www.dhs.gov. July 31, 2020.
- ^ Sands, Geneva; Kelly, Caroline (May 28, 2019). "Mark Morgan takes over as acting director of ICE". CNN.com. CNN. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
Mark Morgan, who President Donald Trump announced earlier this month would lead Immigration and Customs Enforcement, took over as acting director of the agency on Tuesday, according to an announcement by acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan.
- ^ Camilo Montoya-Galvez (August 25, 2020). "Tony Pham, former refugee, prosecutor and jail supervisor, tapped to lead ICE". CBS News.
- ^ "Trump administration taps criminal prosecutor to run ICE". Washington Examiner. 2020-12-31. Retrieved 2021-01-15.