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		</div><p>The chief of the US Border Patrol is leaving the agency on the heels of President Donald Trump&#8217;s announcement of an ambitious plan to build a massive wall at the Mexican border and hire 5,000 Border Patrol agents.</p>
<p>It was not immediately clear whether Mark Morgan resigned or was asked to leave. Customs and Border Protection said that Mr Morgan&#8217;s last official day in office will be on Tuesday.</p>
<p>But a US official and a former official said Border Patrol agents were told on Thursday that Mr Morgan was no longer with the agency.</p>
<p>Mr Morgan was named to the post in June and took office in October.</p>
<p>The former FBI agent briefly led the internal affairs department at the Border Patrol&#8217;s parent agency before heading the agency of roughly 20,000 agents.</p>
<p>Mr Morgan leaves office only seven months after being named the first outsider to lead the agency since it was founded in 1924.</p>
<p>From the start, he clashed with the Border Patrol&#8217;s union, which endorsed Mr Trump<br />
early and forcefully during the presidential campaign. The National Border Patrol Council had advocated for an insider to lead the agency and sharply criticised Mr Morgan at almost every turn.</p>
<p>The former official said Mr Morgan was not at work on Wednesday and did not attend a gathering at the Homeland Security Department with Mr Trump and newly appointed homeland security secretary John Kelly.</p>
<p>During that visit Mr Trump singled out the union&#8217;s president, Brandon Judd, while pointedly avoiding mention of Mr Morgan.</p>
<p>Mr Judd served on Mr Trump&#8217;s transition team.</p>
<p>The union was incensed when Mr Morgan told a Senate hearing on December 1, in response to a question from Senator Tom Carper, that he supported a comprehensive immigration overhaul, which is often interpreted to include a path to citizenship for people who are in the country illegally.</p>
<p>Mr Morgan clarified his remarks in a note to Border Patrol staff the following week.</p>
<p><i>&#8220;I want to be clear what my position is regarding immigration reform,&#8221;</i> Mr Morgan wrote.</p>
<p><i>&#8220;I do not, as some have suggested, support what is often referred to as &#8216;blanket amnesty.&#8217; This assertion could not be further from my position. I encourage everyone to listen to my testimony.&#8221;</i></p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Beginning today, the United States of America gets back control of its borders. Full speech from today <a href="https://twitter.com/DHSgov?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DHSgov</a>: <a href="https://t.co/CXn2u87Vv6">https://t.co/CXn2u87Vv6</a> <a href="https://t.co/48iZam5Fai">pic.twitter.com/48iZam5Fai</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/824407390674157568?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 26, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Despite pressure from the union, many agency officials said Mr Morgan appeared to embrace the job.</p>
<p>Less than a week ago, the first message on his new Twitter account read: <i>&#8220;Chief Morgan here &#8212; excited to use this account to share the latest news and events of the #BorderPatrol with followers.&#8221;</i></p>
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