Trump pushes out Biden holdover at ICE with temporary director to help enact mass deportation
By
Anna Giaritelli
December 6, 2024 1:48 pm
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President-elect Donald Trump‘s selection of Caleb Vitello as the acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is part of the incoming administration’s effort to push out the Biden holdover on Day One and begin carrying out the mass deportation, sources tell the Washington Examiner.
Trump announced Vitello, a senior ICE official, as the leader of the 20,000-person federal agency inside the Department of Homeland Security late Thursday evening, ending a monthlong debate over who would win the coveted job.
“A member of the Senior Executive Service, with over 23 years of service to ICE, Caleb currently serves as Assistant Director of the Office of Firearms and Tactical Programs, where he oversees Agency-wide training, equipment, and policy to ensure Officer and Public Safety,” Trump said in a statement.
“Caleb’s exceptional leadership, extensive experience, and commitment to ICE’s mission make him an excellent choice to implement my efforts to enhance the safety and security of American communities who have been victimized by illegal alien crime,” Trump added.
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