{"id":2538543,"date":"2026-01-15T23:53:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T04:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/noem-taps-14-year-ice-attorney-to-serve-as-agencys-new-deputy-director-8\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T23:54:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T04:54:18","slug":"noem-taps-14-year-ice-attorney-to-serve-as-agencys-new-deputy-director-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/noem-taps-14-year-ice-attorney-to-serve-as-agencys-new-deputy-director-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Noem taps 14-year ICE attorney to serve as agency&#8217;s new deputy director"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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%2Fnoem-taps-14-year-ice-attorney-to-serve-as-agencys-new-deputy-director-8%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=2538543&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>Kristi Noem announced that Charles Wall will immediately become deputy director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Wall has worked at ICE since 2012, spent the past year as the agency&#8217;s Principal Legal Advisor, and previously served as a prosecutor and Senior Assistant District Attorney in Orleans Parish (2009-2012). He replaces madison Sheahan, who resigned this week after a March appointment to run for Congress for rep. Marcy Kaptur&#8217;s seat.wall will serve under acting ICE director Todd Lyons as the agency faces scrutiny over its national presence and a recent deadly incident in Minneapolis involving an ICE agent. noem praised Wall on X for prioritizing the removal of violent criminal noncitizens; Sheahan also posted a departure note thanking Trump and Noem. The piece also references political tensions around ICE operations, including Senate criticism and President Trump&#8217;s remarks about possibly invoking the Insurrection Act.  <\/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\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Noem taps 14-year ICE attorney to serve as agency&rsquo;s new deputy director<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2474376\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Homeland Security Secretary <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kristi-noem\/\">Kristi Noem<\/a> announced Thursday that Charles Wall will take over as <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">the deputy director of <\/span><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ICE\/\"><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">Immigration and<\/span> Customs Enforcement.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>ICE&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/noem-taps-14-year-ice-attorney-to-serve-as-agencys-new-deputy-director\/\" title=\"... to ... as ...s new ...\">previous deputy director<\/a>, Madison Sheahan, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4420222\/ice-deputy-director-resigns-run-congress-ohio\/\">left the agency <\/a>on Thursday to run for Congress.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4421303\/tom-homan-offers-pull-ice-from-minneapolis-if-allowed-access-jails\/\">Tom Homan offers to pull ICE from Minneapolis &#8216;real quick&#8217; upon access to jails<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4421090\/over-two-dozen-charged-scheme-rig-college-basketball-games\/\">Over two dozen charged in &#8216;massive scheme&#8217; to rig college basketball games<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4421260\/house-democrats-hopes-raised-nonpartisan-index-shifts-18-seats\/\">House Democrats&#8217; hopes buoyed after <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >nonpartisan index shifts 18 seats<\/a> toward blue<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Effective immediately, Charles Wall will serve as the Deputy Director of @ICEGov,&rdquo; Noem wrote on X.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;For the last year, Mr. Wall served as ICE&rsquo;s Principal Legal Advisor, playing a key role in helping us deliver historic results in arresting and removing the worst of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-preparing-to-send-30000-illegal-immigrants-to-gitmo-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump preparing to send 30,000 illegal immigrants to Gitmo - Washington Examiner\">worst criminal illegal aliens<\/a> from American neighborhoods,&rdquo; Noem added. &ldquo;Mr. Wall has served as an ICE attorney for 14 years and is a forward-leaning, strategic thinker who understands the importance of prioritizing the removal of murderers, rapists, pedophiles, gang members, and terrorists from our country.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Wall has considerably more experience with ICE than 28-year-old Sheahan, who joined the agency after a stint as Noem&rsquo;s political director and as the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries&rsquo; secretary.<\/p>\n<p>The new deputy director has worked for ICE since 2012, with his duties mostly in the legal realm. Before that, he served as a prosecutor and Senior Assistant District Attorney at the Orleans Parish District Attorney&rsquo;s Office from 2009 to 2012.<\/p>\n<p>Sheahan was appointed in March of this year and left on Wednesday to run for Ohio Rep. Marcy Kaptur&rsquo;s (D-OH) seat.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Thank you, President @realDonaldTrump and @Sec_Noem, for your leadership and steadfast commitment to Defend the Homeland. As I depart @ICEgov today, I am proud of the work we have done to protect American families and I am grateful for the brave men and women serving at ICE,&rdquo; she <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ICEDeputy\/status\/2011818904511709218?s=20\">wrote on X Thursday.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Todd Lyons has served as the agency&rsquo;s acting head since March. Wall will serve directly under Lyons as the agency comes to grips with its wide presence across the country, including in Minneapolis.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4421236\/schumer-presses-trump-ice-white-house-meeting\/\">SCHUMER PRESSES TRUMP OVER ICE RAIDS AT WHITE HOUSE MEETING<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>An ICE agent shot and killed Renee Good in Minneapolis after she struck him with her SUV. The incident has stirred considerable unrest in the city.<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump said Thursday he might &ldquo;institute the INSURRECTION ACT &hellip; and quickly put an end to the travesty that is taking place in that once great State,&rdquo; if the unrest doesn&rsquo;t cool.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Noem names veteran ICE attorney Charles Wall deputy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2538544,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP26008637823840.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[45026,8364,3813,32359],"class_list":["post-2538543","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-government-appointments","tag-ice","tag-immigration","tag-kristi-noem"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP26008637823840.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2538543","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=2538543"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2538543\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2538548,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2538543\/revisions\/2538548"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2538544"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2538543"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2538543"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2538543"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}