American lawyer and policymaker
Gene P. Hamilton is an American lawyer and policymaker who served within the U.S. Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Security [ 1] during the presidency of Donald J. Trump . In these positions, he played key roles in ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, creating the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" family separation policy ,[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] and in revoking the Temporary Protected Status of immigrants from Sudan and South Sudan.[ 5]
Hamilton currently serves as the Vice President of America First Legal,[ 6] [ 7] a legal action group founded by former Trump administration officials, including Stephen Miller . In this role, he has represented the state of Texas in a lawsuit aiming to reinstate Trump-era policies that bar unaccompanied migrant children from entering the United States.[ 8] He also serves as the treasurer for Citizens for Sanity , a conservative political action committee .[ 9]
In 2023, Hamilton authored the chapter on the Department of Justice for the ninth edition of the Heritage Foundation 's book Mandate for Leadership , which provides the policy agenda for Project 2025 .[ 10]
^ Kopan, Tal (2017-10-27). "First on CNN: Top Trump immigration staffer decamping DHS for DOJ | CNN Politics" . CNN . Retrieved 2021-11-10 .
^ Blitzer, Jonathan (2017-11-10). "A Trump Official Behind the End of DACA Explains Himself" . The New Yorker . Retrieved 2021-11-10 .
^ Shear, Michael D.; Benner, Katie; Schmidt, Michael S. (2020-10-06). " 'We Need to Take Away Children,' No Matter How Young, Justice Dept. Officials Said" . The New York Times . ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2021-11-10 .
^ Miroff, Nick; Zapotosky, Matt (January 14, 2021). "Trump's 'zero tolerance' border policy was pushed aggressively by Jeff Sessions, despite warnings, Justice Dept. review finds" . New York Times . Retrieved November 10, 2021 .
^ "Former Trump Administration Official Gene Hamilton's Contacts with Far-Right Anti-Immigration Groups" . American Oversight . 2021-05-06. Retrieved 2021-11-10 .
^ Orr, Gabby (26 March 2021). "Stephen Miller to launch a new legal group to give Biden fits" . POLITICO . Retrieved 2021-11-10 .
^ Keene, Houston (2021-08-12). "Stephen Miller's group accuses Biden admin of hiding docs on Supreme Court commission" . Fox News . Retrieved 2021-11-10 .
^ "Alleging Conflict of Interest, DOJ Seeks to Disqualify Ex-Trump Official From Texas Immigration Lawsuit" . Texas Lawyer . Retrieved 2021-11-10 .
^ Massoglia, Anna (September 15, 2022). "New 'dark money' group tied to former Trump officials launches provocative ads ahead of 2022 midterms" . OpenSecrets . Archived from the original on October 18, 2022. Retrieved October 18, 2022 .
^ Hamilton, Gene (2023). "Department of Justice". In Dans, Paul; Groves, Steven (eds.). Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise (PDF) . The Heritage Foundation . pp. 545–579. ISBN 978-0-89195-174-2 . Archived (PDF) from the original on 2024-04-09. Retrieved 2024-07-22 .