12 Facts About Julie Myers

Julie Lyn Myers Wood was born on 1969 and is an American prosecutor and former government official.

Julie Myers was the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Julie Myers assumed the job following a recess appointment by President George W Bush on January 4,2006.

Previously, Myers worked for the Office of Independent Counsel under Kenneth Starr and was a lead prosecutor in the Independent Counsel's failed case against Susan McDougal.

Julie Myers is currently CEO of Guidepost Solutions, LLC, a leading investigative and compliance consulting firm.

Julie Myers is the niece of former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, Richard Myers.

On June 30,2005, Julie Myers was nominated by President Bush to lead the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency.

Julie Myers was criticized for some of the methods used by ICE agents during worksite enforcement raids they conducted while she was head of ICE, including subjecting people to interrogation and denying access to bathrooms without an escort.

Julie Myers responded that the methods used were legal, citing a 1984 Supreme Court ruling.

Julie Myers presided over many instances of alleged and reported abuse by ICE at numerous detention centers across the country.

On Halloween in 2007, Julie Myers hosted a costume party for ICE employees in which she was a judge.

The photographs were not permanently deleted and the House Committee report featured the shot of Julie Myers smiling with the employee as evidence.