John T. Morton is the director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the United States. The position makes him "the chief enforcer of US immigration policy" at "the second largest investigative agency in the federal government, with more than 20,000 employees and an annual budget of more than $5 billion." He is a graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law

University of Virginia School of Law

The University of Virginia School of Law was founded in Charlottesville in 1819 by Thomas Jefferson as one of the original subjects taught at his "academical village," the University of Virginia. The law school maintains an enrollment of approximately 1,100 students in its initial degree program...

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In 2010 Morton defended statistics on deportations that were inflated by accounting gimmickry so that the department met a designated political target.

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• Interview about ICE policy and priorities