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Acting Head of US Immigration Resigns After Just Two Weeks on the Post, Reports Say

© AFP 2023 / Jose CABEZASAn Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer guards a group of 116 Salvadorean immigrants that wait to be deported,at Willacy Detention facility in Raymondville, Texas on 18 December 2008
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer guards a group of 116 Salvadorean immigrants that wait to be deported,at Willacy Detention facility in Raymondville, Texas on 18 December 2008 - Sputnik International
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The resignation came as Acting US Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf stepped down, three days after a court ruled that his appointment was unlawful.

The acting director for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) under the Department of National Security, Jonathan Fahey, has resigned after just two weeks in the position, the Hill reported, citing ICE press secretary Jenny Burke.

The agency has not provided any reason for Fahey's abrupt resignation.

Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf is seen before he testifies before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee during his confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 23, 2020 - Sputnik International
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His intent to step down was first reported by CNN and BuzzFeed News on Wednesday evening, which cited sources familiar with the situation.

Fahey's brief tenure commenced after Tony Pham resigned from his post, having served as ICE head since August.

The Immigration and Customs Enforcement is a federal agency dealing with illegal immigration and cross-border crimes which threaten US national security.

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