Michael Chertoff
Michael Chertoff
Michael Chertoffis an American attorney who was the second United States Secretary of Homeland Security under Presidents George W. Bush andBarack Obama, and co-author of the USA PATRIOT Act. He previously served as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, as a federal prosecutor, and as Assistant U.S. Attorney General. He succeeded Tom Ridge as United States Secretary of Homeland Security on February 15, 2005...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPublic Servant
Date of Birth28 November 1953
CountryUnited States of America
including a permanent deputy director to augment the resources available to assist with FEMA's vital mission.
I knew I became more involved in operational matters than I would normally expect to be or want to be, given the fact that I had a battlefield commander on the ground, ... I am not a hurricane expert. I've got to rely on people to execute the details of the plan.
I'm proud of what ICE has accomplished in this past year. We will continue to fight. We will continue to use our unique legal authorities to remove violent and criminal gangs from our nation's communities.
The best principle is not only to fight the last battle, ... In July we talked a lot about subways. In September we talked a lot about hurricanes. We still need to talk about aviation, about avian flu.
That is unacceptable and we are going to change that immediately.
I want to have the people who are present here on the ground
once and for all .Ê.Ê. rather than simply going out and buying a lot of newfangled gadgets.
once and for all . . . rather than simply going out and buying a lot of newfangled gadgets.
Not only did they offer their prayers, but their resources as well,
It's really all hands on deck to deal with this storm,
The cost of identifying all those people and sending them back would be stupendous. It would be billions and billions of dollars,
I'm going to answer the questions. I thought I was about as clear as I possibly could be in English as to what I'm doing and why I'm doing it,
I'm not going to judge others, ... I've got my own house to put in order.
I'm not going to judge others, ... I did not have a problem dealing with state and local officials.