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Julie Myers, head of immigration agency, resigns
Julie Myers, the head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), has resigned, the Department of Homeland Security announced this week.
ICE has been at the center of a political storm over its stepped up workplace immigration raids across the country.
The Department of Homeland Security announced that Myers will depart on Nov. 15.
In a statement, Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff said that Myers “has been a major force in transforming ICE into a 21st century law enforcement agency.”
He also praised Myers’ leadership of “efforts to identify and charge criminal aliens incarcerated in our nation’s prisons and jails, modernize the removal process and provide enhanced oversight for detention operations.”
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By wandagb
November 8, 2008 4:26 AM | Link to this
Myers was a hero to immigration reform advocates. In contrast to the pandering politicians who brought us decades of mass illegal immigration and platitudes about their mythic contribution, Myers actually enforced the law! The results were remarkable. Employers went to jail. Many illegals were deported. And for the first time in ages Americans could feel that someone who cared about the future of the country was working for them. Best of luck to Julie Myers, and a big thank you from this fan
By MMartinez
November 9, 2008 2:30 AM | Link to this
I too support her and wish her the best of luck. Too bad Mr. Chertoff, President Bush and President Elect Obama can’t seem to enforce the immigration laws with Obama’s only family!
By ..Republican for Martin
November 11, 2008 12:04 PM | Link to this
Does the Mexican Government have any bail-out money to help Saxby’s campaign? Good job Saxby,—keep those U.S. borders wide open.
By All Talk--No Action
November 11, 2008 12:31 PM | Link to this
Enforce the Law equally to all people.—Secure the Border and quit talking about it.
By ..ICE...
November 11, 2008 4:11 PM | Link to this
SAXBY needs to be deported back to Moultrie.