Matthew Albence

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Matthew Albence
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Acting Director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
In office
July 5, 2019 – August 25, 2020
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byMark Morgan (acting)
Succeeded byTony Pham (acting)
In office
April 13, 2019 – May 27, 2019
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byRonald Vitiello (acting)
Succeeded byMark Morgan (acting)
Deputy Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
In office
August 1, 2018 – July 5, 2019
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byPeter T. Edge
Succeeded byDerek Benner
Personal details
EducationAmerican University (BS)
Southern Illinois University (MS)

Matthew Albence is an American law enforcement officer and government official. He served as acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement from July 5, 2019 to August 25, 2020 and between April 13 and May 27, 2019.[1][2]

Education[]

Albence received a B.S. in Justice and a M.S. in Administration of Justice. He is a member of the Senior Executive Service.[3]

Career[]

Albence served as ICE's Deputy Director, selected for this position in August 2018 to lead immigration enforcement efforts. Prior to this assignment, Albence served as the agency's Executive Associate Director (EAD) for Enforcement and Removal Operations, leading ERO to identify, arrest, and remove people who enter the United States without official documentation or otherwise do not comply with immigration laws. He was appointed EAD in February 2017. In this role, Mr. Albence led an organization of more than 7,600 employees assigned to 24 ERO field offices and 22 overseas locations.[3]

On July 31, 2020, Albence announced he would resign as ICE's director at the end of August.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ Uria, Daniel (June 27, 2019). "Mark Morgan to replace John Sanders as acting U.S. border chief". UPI. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
  2. ^ Alvarez, Priscilla (April 11, 2019). "ICE acting deputy director tapped to lead agency". CNN. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "ICE Leadership". www.ice.gov. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  4. ^ Montoya-Galvez, Camilo; Kimani, Julia; Farhi, Arden (July 31, 2020). "Trump's top official at ICE, Matthew Albence, to leave post". CBS News. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
Government offices
Preceded by Acting Director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
April 13, 2019 – May 27, 2019
July 5, 2019 – August 25, 2020 		Succeeded by
Mark A. Morgan (Acting)
Tony Pham (Acting)
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