Jonathan Fahey

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Jonathan Fahey
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Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
In office
December 31, 2020 – January 13, 2021
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byTony Pham
Succeeded byTae Johnson
Personal details
Political partyRepublican
EducationJames Madison University (BS)
University of San Diego (JD)

Jonathan Fahey is an American attorney, politician, academic, and law enforcement official who served as the senior official performing the duties of the director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement from December 31, 2020, to January 13, 2021.

Education[]

Fahey earned a Bachelor of Science degree from James Madison University and a Juris Doctor from the University of San Diego School of Law.[1]

Career[]

After graduating from law school, Fahey worked as a law clerk in Fairfax and Arlington County, Virginia. In 2019, Fahey launched an unsuccessful campaign for Commonwealth's Attorney of Fairfax County, running as a Republican.[2] Fahey was an adjunct law professor at the Washington College of Law and George Washington University Law School.[3]

Fahey was a prosecutor in the United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia for 17 years. Fahey served as the senior official performing the duties of the director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement from December 31, 2020, to January 13, 2021. He resigned 7 days after the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol and was succeeded by Tae Johnson.[4][5][6][7]

References[]

  1. ^ "Trump administration taps criminal prosecutor to run ICE". Washington Examiner. 2020-12-31. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
  2. ^ "Fairfax GOP Endorses Jonathan Fahey for Commonwealth Attorney". Fairfax County Republican Committee (in American English). 2019-09-21. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
  3. ^ "Former Federal Prosecutor Joins Commonwealth's Attorney Race". Tysons Reporter. 2019-08-13. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
  4. ^ "Jonathan Fahey". immigrationcourtside.com (in American English). Retrieved 2021-01-15.
  5. ^ "Head of ICE, Jonathan Fahey, resigns abruptly after 13 days in position". Washington Examiner. 2021-01-14. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
  6. ^ "ICE's Latest Leader Has Resigned After Just Two Weeks On The Job". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
  7. ^ Knutson, Jacob. "Acting director of ICE Jonathan Fahey resigns". Axios. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
Government offices
Preceded by Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
December 31, 2020 - January 13, 2021 		Succeeded by
Tae Johnson(Acting)


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