ICE Head Out After Clashing With WH Over COVID

Politico reports:

The acting chief of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Matthew Albence, is leaving the government. A career law enforcement officer who filled a number of positions within the DHS, Albence recently sparred with White House officials over how to handle ICE’s mission amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Trump officials accused Albence of favoring humanitarian concerns about the treatment of immigrants over the chance to take more aggressive action, POLITICO reported in March.

Albence’s decision to halt most ICE enforcement efforts put him on thin ice with White House officials, a conflict that was part of a broader dispute between Albence and administration leaders.

The acting chief of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Matthew Albence, is leaving the government. He recently sparred with White House officials over how to handle ICE’s mission amid the coronavirus pandemic. https://t.co/uMlO0j1vUc

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