John T. Morton

John T. Morton
Assistant Secretary for U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement
In office
May 12, 2009  July 31, 2013
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byJohn Torres (as Assistant Secretary, acting)
Succeeded byJohn Sandweg (acting)
Personal details
Born
John Templeton Morton

1966 (age 5859)
Inverness, Scotland
Alma materUniversity of Virginia (BA, JD)

John T. Morton (born 1966) is a former American government official who served as the Assistant Secretary for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from 2009 to 2013. Morton was appointed unanimously by the U.S. Senate on May 12, 2009. Morton stepped down from ICE in July 2013 and currently works as the Chief Compliance and Ethics Officer at Capital One, a bank with headquarters in Virginia.