Acting ICE Director Sandweg resigns after five months on the job

Fox News ^ | February 16, 2014 | Jana Winter

[jazusamo]

The acting head of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, whose appointment to the post raised eyebrows because of his scant law enforcement experience, told agency employees he will resign Friday, FoxNews.com has learned.

John Sandweg, a former defense attorney who knew former Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano from their days as political allies in Arizona and came to Washington with her, gave his notice just six months after taking the reins in August. In a letter Friday to coworkers, Sandweg said he will return to work in the private sector but gave no explanation for his departure.

“Over the past several months I had the opportunity to work alongside many of you,” he wrote. “I was always amazed by your dedication and commitment to the agency and our nation. Despite the challenges we face, you continue to push on, achieving remarkable security and public safety gains for our country.”

Sandweg was named to the post amid concerns by congressional lawmakers and former agency officials that his background as a criminal defense attorney with no law enforcement experience made him unqualified to run the country’s second-largest law enforcement agency.

"I am deeply disappointed by this appointment and believe it is disrespectful to the thousands of dedicated professionals at ICE who are working tirelessly to enforce our laws and provide for our security," Rep. John Carter, R-Texas, chairman of the House Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, said at the time. "I urge the administration to re-think this appointment and promptly appoint a qualified, confirmable applicant for this essential post."

[Gay State Conservative]

He probably made it clear that he intended to do his job properly.

[RetiredTexasVet]

Took that long for everyone to find out that he was an empty suit and could barely find his way to the office.

[Avid Coug]

It’s time for Maxine Waters to take the job. She’s earned it in the Democrat world.

[Trod Upon]

Are you taking odds on how many surnames the replacement will have?

[jazusamo]

Nothing would surprise me with this prez and you’re right, she and others in the Rat world believe full well she’s entitled.

[concentric circles]

This isn't hard to figure out. He was a political appointee to a law enforcement agency. He found out the extent to which he was being asked to refrain from enforcing the law and even to circumvent the law and quite possibly probably the extent to which he was being required to violate the law. It wasn't exactly what he thought he was signing up for so now he is leaving. And we will never hear another word about it.

[tet68]

Heck no.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks jazusamo.

[PGalt]

Interesting. Thanks for posting.

[Slyfox]

You really want to leave and you want me to take over even though I don't
have any experience? Okay, I'll do it, but I want a golden parachute
and I only want to stick around for five months. Deal?

[jazusamo]

Most possible bump.

[NonValueAdded]

I wonder what his short tenure qualified him for, boosted pension?

[Rome2000]

I don’t know who, but he’s bound to be worse.

Probably a full blown transexual who practices bestiality.

He hasn't appointed a normal person to anything yet.

He gets off on appointing freaks.

[CedarDave]

A few days old ...

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