New Delhi, Feb. 21 -- United States Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday fired Pamela Hicks, Chief Counsel of Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF). The development has come days after US President Donald Trump ordered the removal of all remaining Biden-era US Attorneys.

Pamela Hicks confirmed her exit from ATF in a Linkedin post and said, "I was served official notice from the Attorney General of the United States that I was being removed from my position as the Chief Counsel of ATF and my employment with the Department of Justice terminated."

Pamela Hicks' will leave the department after completing her 28 years of service. She has also served as the attorney for the Department of Justice.

"Serving as ATF Chief ...