ICE director ‘no longer’ in charge one month after Trump appointment

Published February 21, 2025 4:27pm ET



The Trump administration has already pushed aside its acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Caleb Vitello, after just weeks on the job due to higher-ups’ concerns that arrests and deportations have not occurred fast enough, according to a new report.

A Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman told the Washington Examiner on Friday afternoon that Vitello had in fact been relieved from his duties as the top official at the 20,000-employee agency.

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