US ICE Official Who Worked at Private Prison Firm Will Be Agency's New Acting Head

Trump taps former private prison exec to run ICE

GEO Group’s biggest client is ICE—and ICE’s new leader helped run GEO Group.

Trump taps ICE veteran David Venturella to lead agency as pressure mounts on enforcement

The Trump administration has installed a longtime immigration enforcement official at the helm of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, replacing acting director Todd Lyons with David Venturella, a career operator who served at the agency under two previous presidents and spent more than a decade in the private detention industry. The Department of Homeland Security...

Trump taps former career ICE official to lead agency

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement ICE officer's badge and weapon are seen in Washington, D.C., on August 30, 2025. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) WASHINGTON — Long-time federal immigration official David Venturella will lead U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the agency spearheading President Donald Trump’s mass deportation campaign, according to a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson. Venturella will replace outgoing …

Former private prison executive to become ICE's acting leader

WASHINGTON (AP) — David Venturella, a former executive at a private prison operator, will serve as the acting head of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Trump administration says, after the agency's current leader steps down at the end of…

Former private prison executive David Venturella will become ICE’s acting leader - The Boston Globe

Venturella will succeed Todd Lyons, who led the agency through much of the administration’s tumultuous crackdown on immigration.

US ICE official who worked at private prison firm will be agency's new acting head