Tae D. Johnson is an American law enforcement official who served as the senior official performing the duties of the director of

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE; ) is a Federal law enforcement in the United States, federal law enforcement agency under the United States Department of Homeland Security. ICE's stated mission is to protect the Un ...

from January 2021 to July 2023. The legality of his status as acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement was disputed.

Education

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

Career

He began his career in

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, working as an officer of the

Immigration and Naturalization Service The United States Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) was a United States federal government agency under the United States Department of Labor from 1933 to 1940 and under the United States Department of Justice from 1940 to 2003. Refe ...

. On January 13, 2021, Johnson began serving as the senior official performing the duties of the director of

after the resignation of Jonathan Fahey. In 2019, Johnson provided testimony to the United States House Committee on Homeland Security. A February 8, 2023 report from the

Government Accountability Office The United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) is an independent, nonpartisan government agency within the legislative branch that provides auditing, evaluative, and investigative services for the United States Congress. It is the s ...

found that Johnson's service "as Acting ICE Director from November 16, 2021, through the present day is in violation of the ederal Vacancies ReformAct" 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". The U.S. Department of Homeland Security disagreed with the GAO's conclusion. Johnson retired at the beginning of July 2023 and was succeeded as acting director by deputy director Patrick J. Lechleitner.

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