SI ) ▁and ▁En for cement ▁and ▁Rem oval ▁Oper ations ▁( ER O ). ▁ ▁I CE ▁maintain s ▁attach és ▁at ▁major ▁U . S . ▁diplom atic ▁miss ions ▁over se as . ▁I CE ▁does ▁not ▁pat rol ▁American ▁borders ; ▁rather , ▁that ▁role ▁is ▁performed ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Border ▁Pat rol , ▁a ▁unit ▁of ▁U . S . ▁Custom s ▁and ▁Border ▁Prote ction , ▁which ▁is ▁a ▁sister ▁ag ency ▁of ▁I CE . ▁ ▁The ▁ag ency ▁has ▁not ▁had ▁a ▁Senate - conf ir med ▁director ▁since ▁Sarah ▁Sal da ña ▁stepped ▁down ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁The ▁former ▁Act ing ▁Director ▁of ▁I CE , ▁Matthew ▁Alb ence , ▁began ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁On ▁May ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁President ▁Donald ▁Trump ▁announced ▁via ▁Twitter ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁nomin ate ▁Mark ▁Morgan ▁to ▁succeed ▁Alb ence , ▁and ▁Morgan ▁assumed ▁office ▁as ▁Act ing ▁Director ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁On ▁June ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁Morgan ▁will ▁leave ▁to ▁become ▁Act ing ▁Commission er ▁of ▁U . S . ▁Custom s ▁and ▁Border ▁Prote ction ▁on ▁July ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁Alb ence ▁res umed ▁his ▁role ▁as ▁Act ing ▁Director ▁on ▁July ▁ 5 , ▁