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3:50pm – Friday, February 21st, 2025
Caleb Vitero, acting director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE), has been removed from his post, with current deportees not meeting expectations, administrative officials explaining.
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Despite this, Vitello will maintain ICE, but he now oversees “All Sectors and Enforcement Activities: Illegal Aliens Discovery, Arrests, and Deportation.” Politics.
Following an order from his boss, Vitello had previously aimed at daily allocations of 1,200-1,400 arrests of illegal aliens. However, ice statistics show that the highest daily total so far is 1,100.
The removal of Vitello excludes much higher numbers related to illegal aliens deportation after President Donald Trump and border border Tom Homan reported that they were beginning to feel frustrated about the administration's deportees He reported that he had done so.
A spokesperson said finding a better qualified director is a “major priority” for President Trump and Christy Noem of Homeland Security.
Additionally, Madison Xiahan, secretary of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, will join ICE as deputy director. Reuters.
Xiahan previously worked with Christie Noem of Homeland Security during her time as governor of South Dakota.
Trump ran a 2024 campaign to secure a southern border while enforcing the borders of millions of illegal foreigners who flooded the country during the Biden administration. Trump prioritized the deportation campaign as an integral part of his 47th president.
Vitello's demotion continues less than two weeks after the other two ICE employees were similarly removed from the post. Two other ICE staff, Russell Hot and Peterberg, previously held top positions within Ice executive division. He was then demoted and headed back to the agency's field office in St. Paul, Minnesota.
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