Trump and his border czar, Tom Homan, have expressed frustration over recent arrest numbers.
The Trump administration is reassigning the acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) director, Caleb Vitello, to other duties, a spokesperson confirmed on Friday.
“He is no longer in an administrative role, but is overseeing all field and enforcement operations: finding, arresting, and deporting illegal aliens, which is a major priority of the President and the Secretary (Kristi) Noem,” a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) spokesperson told The Epoch Times in a statement.
No other details were provided. The spokesperson was responding to a question about whether Vitello was reassigned from his duties as acting ICE director.
Vitello’s reassignment comes after President Donald Trump and his border czar, Tom Homan, expressed public frustration that the number of ICE arrests and deportations isn’t high enough. Homan also has said he’s concerned about leaks about possible ICE enforcement activity to media outlets.
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