Life-long Border Patrol agent Ronald Vitiello picked to lead ICE
by Anna Giaritelli
| June 30, 2018 06:14 PM
Ronald Vitiello, acting deputy commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, has been picked to head U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement after the Saturday retirement of acting Director Thomas Homan, according to an internal email sent to Department of Homeland Security personnel Saturday.
"I am pleased to announce that Ronald D. Vitiello has been named the Deputy Director for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), effective Saturday, June 30. As of today he will also take on the role as the Acting Director of U.S. ICE," DHS Sec. Kirstjen Nielsen wrote in an email.
President Trump is expected to formally nominate Vitiello in the coming week, a Department of Homeland Security official told the Washington Examiner.
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