WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- Julie Myers resigned her post as the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement chief, effective Nov. 15.
During Myers's three-year tenure, ICE set records for fugitive arrests and deportations, CNN reported Thursday. She also led efforts to identify and charge illegal immigrants in U.S. jails, modernized the deportation process and enhanced oversight of detention operations.