Bush Immigration Chief Myers Leaves Post
With a new political party preparing to take over the White House, one aspect of the Bush administration has decided to leave the party. Julie L. Myers, head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement left her post, effective Nov. 15.
Myers, 39, did not say if she planned to re-enter the private practice after spending the last 12 years in government posts. Myers, niece of former Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Richard B. Myers, served as Chertoff’s chief of staff when he lead the Justice Department’s criminal division. She was chosen to help oversee ICE in 2006 when the Bush administration failed in an immigration overhaul push.
She never was the ‘perfect’ choice, as numerous concerns about her youth and lack of executive and immigration experience left senators delaying her appointment to the office. She was finally confirmed for the post last December.
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