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To: JohnM who wrote (448051)	7/31/2020 11:25:56 AM
From: JohnM	Respond to of 541296

Acting ICE chief announces retirement following clashes with Trump officials Politicoby Max Cohen The acting chief of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Matthew Albence, is leaving the government. A career law enforcement officer who filled a number of positions within the Department of Homeland Security agency, Albence recently sparred with White House officials over how to handle ICE’s mission amid the coronavirus pandemic. Trump officials accused Albence of favoring humanitarian concerns about the treatment of immigrants over the chance to take more aggressive action, POLITICO reported in March. Albence’s decision to halt most ICE enforcement efforts put him on thin ice with White House officials, a conflict that was part of a broader dispute between Albence and administration leaders. POLITICO reported in May that Albence had angered White House officials when he refused to install a number of political appointees at his agency. Following Ronald Vitiello’s departure as acting ICE director in April 2019, Albence assumed his role until Mark Morgan was appointed to lead the agency. Albence again was selected to serve as acting ICE chief when Morgan shifted roles to lead Customs and Border Protection. Albence announced his retirement in a statement issued Friday morning and said he would work to transition out from his role in August. “I am honored and beyond grateful to have served with the most dedicated men and women in law enforcement,” Albence said in a statement. “Every day, against incredible odds, constant politicization, and misperceptions of the incredibly critical and complex mission they perform, ICE employees carry on with professionalism and integrity.” Albence has worked in immigration law enforcement since 1994, according to his ICE biographical page.

To: JohnM who wrote (448051)	7/31/2020 11:38:36 AM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 541296

"That was shockingly political for a funeral service" Uh, the funeral was for the guy who said, "Get in good trouble". Your tears are proof that Obama did exactly that, you dweeby little nazi.

To: JohnM who wrote (448051)	7/31/2020 12:06:27 PM
From: Steve Lokness	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541296

<<<<You would probably walk out.>>>> These people (Carlson in this case) are out in LaLa land. Not only did no one walk out - but they stood and cheered.

To: JohnM who wrote (448051)	7/31/2020 1:04:09 PM
From: epicure	Respond to of 541296

“Imagine if some greasy politician showed up at your loved one’s funeral and started throwing around stupid partisan talking points about Senate procedure,” Then thank god the putrescent orange greaseball stayed away. Lewis was a champion for Good Trouble- a political giant of a man, and a stinking white racist idiot like Tucker (or Miller) ought to have their tongues shrivel in their mouths for daring to comment on the funeral of a historical giant like Lewis and the great black president eulogizing him in exactly the way Lewis would have wanted him to. The mental midgets and creeps on the right will go down in history as the closet (or not so closet) klansmen they are. May the pages of history allow them the compost bin to rot in they so truly deserve.