{"id":2405623,"date":"2025-02-22T19:06:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-23T00:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-ditches-ice-director-for-not-deporting-fast-enough-but-moves-him-to-different-high-level-position\/"},"modified":"2025-02-22T19:07:35","modified_gmt":"2025-02-23T00:07:35","slug":"trump-ditches-ice-director-for-not-deporting-fast-enough-but-moves-him-to-different-high-level-position","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-ditches-ice-director-for-not-deporting-fast-enough-but-moves-him-to-different-high-level-position\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Ditches ICE Director for Not Deporting Fast Enough but Moves Him to Different High-Level Position"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-ditches-ice-director-for-not-deporting-fast-enough-but-moves-him-to-different-high-level-position%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2405623&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Trump\u2064 administration has made a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">critically important leadership change<\/a> at\u200c the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency,\u2063 replacing acting \u2063director Caleb \u2064Vitello. Vitello,\u2062 who was selected by \u2063President Trump, will continue too oversee crucial enforcement operations aimed \u200bat increasing \u200barrests and deportations of illegal immigrants, \u200cwhich remain\u200b central priorities for Trump&#8217;s administration and Secretary of Homeland \u200bSecurity Kristi Noem.\u2063 While reports surfaced \u2063that Vitello&#8217;s removal was part of a \u2064broader strategy to ramp up \u2064deportations, a DHS spokesperson claimed he is being &#8220;elevated&#8221; within the agency. The administration seeks to meet deportation goals,which have fallen short,and plans to establish military detention\u2064 centers for illegal \u2062immigrants to address\u200c capacity shortages. \u2064Additionally, the senate is advancing a budget that allocates significant funding for border security and deportation efforts. the administration is reinforcing its commitment to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-tom-cotton-senate-republicans-will-make-any-build-back-better-votes-painful-for-democrats\/\" title=\"Exclusive\u2014 Tom Cotton: Senate Republicans Will Make Any \u2018Build Back Better\u2019 Votes Painful for Democrats\">strict immigration enforcement measures<\/a> as part of \u200dits policy\u200c agenda.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration has removed its acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement as part of its effort to increase arrests and deportations of illegal aliens.<\/p>\n<p>Acting director Caleb Vitello, who was picked by President Donald Trump for the job, is now out of that position, according to reports in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/politics\/policy\/ice-leadership-changes-trump-deportations-1856e1bb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Wall Street Journal<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/trump-admin-ousts-top-ice-official-over-concerns-about-pace-illegal-immigrant-deportations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Caleb Vitello, acting director of ICE, is no longer in an Administrator role,&rdquo; a representative of the Department of Homeland Security told Fox News.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He is, however, overseeing all field and enforcement operations: finding, arresting, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tucker-on-biden-immigration-agenda-axing-operation-targeting-sex-offenders-point-is-to-punish-you\/\" title=\"Tucker On Biden ... Agenda, Axing Operation Targeting Sex Offenders: \u2018Point Is To Punish You\u2019\">deporting illegal aliens<\/a>, which is a major priority of President Trump and Secretary Noem,&rdquo; the spokesperson added.<\/p>\n<p>In a comment to the Journal, a DHS representative said Vitello, a longtime ICE official who worked with Trump during his first administration, is &ldquo;actually being elevated.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The Journal report said Madison Sheahan, Louisiana&rsquo;s secretary for wildlife and fisheries, is expected to join ICE in a senior role, but that it&rsquo;s not clear who the agency&rsquo;s next director will be.<\/p>\n<p>The Journal report said arrests have not been hitting the national goal of 1,500 per day. Trump made large-scale <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/sanctuary-no-nyc-mayor-ushers-homan-root-seriously-criminal-illegals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">deportations<\/a> a cornerstone of his presidential campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Fox said there were 11,791 interior ICE arrests from Jan. 20 to Feb. 8, a 137 percent increase from the 4,969 in the same time period in 2024.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Mass deportations keep Americans SAFE! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3U1ui5RLWF\">pic.twitter.com\/3U1ui5RLWF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ACT For America (@ACTforAmerica) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ACTforAmerica\/status\/1893397100651548956?\">February 22, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Capacity and resources are two factors impacting arrests.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/21\/us\/politics\/migrants-military-sites.html\">The New York Times<\/a> said the Trump administration will create <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trumps-first-mass-deportation-planned-tuesday-intended-show-sanctuary-cities-47s-resolve-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">detention centers<\/a> at military sites to house illegal immigrants after arrest but prior to deportation, addressing a shortage of places to put them.<\/p>\n<p>A site at Fort Bliss, near El Paso, Texas, could house up to 10,000 illegal immigrants. The report said the site would initially house 1,000 illegal immigrants.<\/p>\n<p>The Times report said other sites under consideration include locations in Florida, New Jersey, Utah, New Mexico, Colorado, Oregon, Minnesota, Wyoming, Washington, California, and New York.<\/p>\n<p>As for resources, Department of Homeland Security Secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-tom-homans-quote-week-joy-reid-dumber-box-rocks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kristi Noem<\/a> has added 600 State Department Diplomatic Security Service personnel to the roster of staff who can arrest illegal immigrants, according to a DHS <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dhs.gov\/news\/2025\/02\/20\/secretary-noem-deputized-state-department-officials-immigration-officers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news release<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Under President Trump, the Department of Homeland Security will use every tool and resource available to secure our border and get criminal illegal aliens out of our country,&rdquo; Noem said. &ldquo;The safety of American citizens comes first.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">President Trump and this Administration are saving lives every day because of the actions we are taking to secure the border and deport illegal alien criminals.<\/p>\n<p>President Trump declaring the cartels as terrorist organizations will unlock new tools to go after them.<\/p>\n<p>Hundreds of&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/t51gxWS2wJ\">pic.twitter.com\/t51gxWS2wJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Secretary Kristi Noem (@Sec_Noem) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sec_Noem\/status\/1892731723886297463?\">February 21, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Senate has done its part as well, moving forward with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/forced-us-tom-homan-warns-sanctuary-cities-get-exactly-dont-want\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">budget<\/a> that will give the Trump administration more money to battle illegal immigration, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/senate-budget-trump-tax-cuts-deportations-48f6565ccb0fd6002734dbb5c3c3ffb7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Associated Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Senate plan would spend $175 billion on border security, including large-scale deportations and more funding for the border wall.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Caleb Vitello, appointed by President Trump, is no longer in his role, as reported by The Wall Street Journal and Fox News. A Department of Homeland Security representative confirmed that while Vitello is no longer the acting director, he will continue to oversee field operations focused on locating, arresting, and deporting illegal aliens\u2014a key priority for President Trump and Secretary Noem. According to the Journal, Madison Sheahan from Louisiana&#8217;s wildlife department may take on a senior position at ICE, but it remains unclear who will be the next director. Arrests have not met the national target of 1,500 per day; from January 20 to February 8 alone there were 11,791 interior ICE arrests\u2014up 137% from the previous year. To address capacity issues for detaining immigrants before deportation, military sites are being considered for new detention centers. Fort Bliss in Texas could accommodate up to 10,000 individuals initially housing around 1,000. Other potential locations include various states across the country. Additionally, Secretary Noem has increased resources by adding personnel capable of making arrests under DHS authority. The Senate is also supporting these efforts with a budget plan allocating $175 billion towards border security initiatives including deportations and funding for a border wall<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2405624,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Vitello.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[6184,50896,36382,50897,3634],"class_list":["post-2405623","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-deportation","tag-ice-director","tag-immigration-policy","tag-political-moves","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Vitello.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2405623","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2405623"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2405623\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2405627,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2405623\/revisions\/2405627"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2405624"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2405623"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2405623"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2405623"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}