Tae Johnson

Tae D. Johnson is an American law enforcement official serving as the senior official performing the duties of the director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The legality of his status as Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is disputed.[1]

Tae Johnson
Acting Director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement[lower-alpha 1]
Assumed office
January 13, 2021
PresidentDonald Trump
Joe Biden
Preceded byJonathan Fahey
Deputy Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
In office
2020 – January 13, 2021
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byDerek Benner
Succeeded byMatthew C. Allen (acting)
Personal details
EducationSalisbury University (BS)

Education

Johnson earned a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Salisbury University.

Career

He began his career in Salisbury, Maryland, working as an officer of the Immigration and Naturalization Service. On January 13, 2021, Johnson began serving as the senior official performing the duties of the director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement after the resignation of Jonathan Fahey.[2][3][4]

In 2019, Johnson provided testimony to the United States House Committee on Homeland Security.[5]

A February 8, 2023 report from the Government Accountability Office found that Johnson's service "as Acting ICE Director from November 16, 2021, through the present day is in violation of the [Federal Vacancies Reform] Act" as it had exceeded the time limit permitted for officials to serve in an acting capacity and that "any actions taken by Mr. Johnson on or after November 16, 2021, must be nullified or viewed as having no force or effect".[6] The U.S. Department of Homeland Security disagreed with the GAO's conclusion.[6]

References
  1. "ICE Leadership". www.ice.gov. Retrieved 2021-01-15. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. "Immigration agency leader resigns, only weeks in office". Star Tribune. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
  3. "Acting ICE director resigns after just weeks in office". wkyc.com. 14 January 2021. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
  4. "Acting ICE Director Resigns After Capitol Attack, Weeks After Taking Over". Documented. 2021-01-15. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
  5. "Oversight Hearing of ICE Detention Facilities | C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
  6. "Violation of the Time Limit Imposed by the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998: Assistant Secretary/Director, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement". gao.gov. Government Accountability Office. Retrieved February 11, 2023.

Notes
  1. Disputed, the Government Accountability Office contends Johnson is illegally occupying the office
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