Acting ICE director removed amid White House pressure to boost arrests
Caleb Vitello, a veteran ICE official who was installed as acting director when Trump took office, will be reassigned.
ICE acting director Caleb Vitello removed from role
The acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been reassigned amid dwindling migrant arrests
Acting ICE Director Removed From Role By Trump
President Donald Trump has removed Caleb Vitello, the acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, from his position and appointed him to a more enforcement-centered job. Vitello will remain with ICE and will oversee the enforcement of arrests, targeting, and field operations, NBC News reported.
Caleb Vitello: Trump Removes ICE Director for Failing to Arrest Enough Illegal Migrants and Deport Them
According to a senior Trump official, plans are in place to replace Vitello with Madison Sheahan, the current secretary of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.
Trump administration demotes acting ICE director over 'anger' with 'migrant arrests and deportations' results
In just four days after Trump was sworn in, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) statistics showed over 1,000 people had been removed or repatriated, BBC reports. And on January 26, 956 people from across Chicago, Newark, New Jersey and Miami are reported as having been arrested by ICE and other agencies.
Acting ICE director reassigned amid Trump administration's frustration with deportation numbers
The Trump administration has removed Caleb Vitello, the acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, from his position and reassigned him within the agency. NBC News' Julia Ainsley reports on the motivations behind the move.
Trump administration reassigns acting ICE director
The Trump administration is replacing the acting head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) amid simmering from some officials about deportation numbers. A Department of Homeland Security
Trump removes acting ICE director as administration seeks to ramp up deportations
The administration has ousted the head of the government’s deportation force, according to a new report that said President Trump was upset with the slow pace of deportations.
Trump Replaces ICE Director Following Orders to Raise Deportation Numbers
The Trump administration has removed the acting Director of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement from his position as officials urge the administration to ramp up deportations of undocumented immigrants.
Top Trump ICE Official Is Reassigned as Deportations Lag in First Month
The official, Caleb Vitello, was in the role in an acting capacity and under pressure to step up enforcement after other top ICE officials were reassigned last week. Vitello will now oversee enforcement operations but not have an administrative role,
Trump Administration Shakes Up ICE Leadership
The leadership change comes as the president aims to make good on a promise of mass deportations and arrests of undocumented immigrants across the United States.
As migrant arrests plunge and deportation numbers go haywire, Donald Trump demotes ICE Director Caleb Vitello
ICE Director Caleb Vitello has been demoted as the Trump administration pushes for stricter immigration enforcement. Vitello, ...
ICE director ‘no longer’ in charge one month after Trump appointment
The Trump administration has already pushed aside its acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Caleb ...