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Appointed by President Barack Obama in May 2009, he is the third and longest serving director in the agency's history, according to ICE.
In a note to employees, Morton thanked them for their hard work. The agency removed more than 400,000 individuals last year.
In February, ICE came under fire for releasing several hundred detainees to "less costly" forms of supervision in February ahead of pending budget cuts.