Top ICE officials removed as White House ramps up pressure on deportations
Story by Myah Ward • 8h
Two top Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials have been removed from their positions, as the White House ramps up pressure on the agency to increase arrests and deportations to meet President Donald Trump’s promise to deport millions of undocumented immigrants, according to an administration official and a person familiar with the decision.
Russell Hott and Peter Berg, who held top positions in the enforcement division of ICE, will return, respectively, to the agency’s Washington field office and to St. Paul, Minnesota.
Todd Lyons, who previously ran the agency’s Boston office, will take over as acting head of ICE Enforcement and Removal operations, the people said. The changes were first reported by the Washington Post.
“ICE needs a culture of accountability that it has been starved of for the past four years. We have a President, DHS secretary, and American people who rightfully demand results, and our ICE leadership will ensure the agency delivers,” DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement.
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