Head of ICE, Jonathan Fahey, resigns abruptly after 13 days in position

By Anna Giaritelli

Published January 14, 2021 3:15am ET

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Head of ICE, Jonathan Fahey, resigns abruptly after 13 days in position — A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent stands outside an apartment complex looking for a specific undocumented immigrant convicted of a felony on March 6, 2015. | (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

The head of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Jonathan Fahey, resigned Wednesday after less than two weeks on the job, the Washington Examiner has learned.

Fahey, a former criminal prosecutor, resigned abruptly in what one person familiar with the situation said was due to his being pressured to sign an agreement with ICE’s union. ICE confirmed Fahey’s resignation late Wednesday night. He was the seventh person to lead ICE under the Trump administration.

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