Hayes, who began his career with the feds as a border patrol agent in 1995, formerly served as director of ICE Detention and Removal Operations in Washington, DC, where he oversaw about 8,500 workers and a $2.5 billion budget. 

But Hayes says he was demoted following President Obama's election and the appointment of Napolitano, a former Arizona governor, to head the Department of Homeland Security.

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