President Donald Trump's latest choice to lead US Immigration and Customs Enforcement is a former border patrol chief under the Obama administration who has publicly backed the president's border wall.
Trump tweeted on Sunday that Mark Morgan "will be joining the Trump Administration as the head of our hard working men and women of ICE." He added: "Mark is a true believer and American Patriot. He will do a great job!"
The acting Homeland Security secretary, Kevin McAleenan, said in a statement that Morgan's "record of service is needed to address the crisis at the border and support the men and women of Immigration and Customs Enforcement."
In April, Trump made his appreciation known, tweeting: "Mark Morgan, President Obama's Border Patrol Chief, gave the following message to me: 'President Trump, stay the course.' I agree, and believe it or not, we are making great progress with a system that has been broken for many years!"