Gene Hamilton (lawyer)

Hamilton was raised in Arizona. While attending law school, Hamilton interned at the Krome Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility in Miami, Florida; upon graduation he accepted a role as an Honors Attorney at the Department of Homeland Security, eventually returning to ICE in its Office of Chief Counsel in Georgia. In 2015, Hamilton left the Department to become General Counsel to then-Senator Jeff Sessions, under whom he would later work at the Department of Justice when Sessions became the United States Attorney General. In 2016, Hamilton joined the Trump transition team, ultimately leading its immigration policy efforts. == References ==