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Feb 20, 2025 Trump fired interim ICE Director Caleb Vitello and reassigned other top ICE officials over dissatisfaction with deportation rates Tier 1 · Primary Power and Authority
Removing immigration enforcement leadership for insufficiently aggressive deportation numbers signaled direct presidential control over agency operational targets.
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- Trump fired interim ICE Director Caleb Vitello — Former President Donald Trump has dismissed interim ICE Director Caleb Vitello due to dissatisfaction with deportation numbers. Despite the firing, Vitello will remain with the agency in a different capacity. This move reflects Trump's ongoing focus on immigration enforcement and deportation policies, which have been a significant aspect of his political agenda.
- Trump administration removes ICE chief — The Trump administration reassigned the top official at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) due to dissatisfaction with the agency's pace of arrests and deportations. This move reflects the administration's ongoing focus on immigration enforcement and its impatience with perceived inefficiencies in executing its policies. The reassignment is part of broader efforts to accelerate deportations and tighten immigration controls.
- Trump reassigns ICE chief Caleb Vitello — President Donald Trump has reassigned Caleb Vitello, the acting chief of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), amid dissatisfaction with the agency's deportation and arrest rates. Vitello, who was initially appointed by Trump in December, will now oversee all field and enforcement operations at ICE. This move follows the reassignment of other top ICE officials, Russell Hott and Peter Berg, due to similar frustrations from the administration. The White House is expected to announce a new acting director for ICE soon.
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