Matthew Albence

Albence received a B.S. in Justice and a M.S. in Administration of Justice. He is a member of the Senior Executive Service. ==Career==

Albence served as ICE's Executive Associate Director for Enforcement and Removal Operations beginning in February 2017, and he was appointed Deputy Director of ICE in August 2018. He became acting director of ICE in April 2019, then was briefly replaced by Mark A. Morgan. Albence reassumed the role of acting director of ICE from July 2019 to August 2020. Albence played an active role in the Trump administration family separation policy, working to keep separated parents and children apart, in some cases coming up with novel ideas to block reunification, even after the parent had passed through the justice system. Albence expressed concern that parents, after their prosecution, were sometimes being released into the same Border Control stations where their children were held, allowing for reunification. ==References==