US EditionTrump administration shakes up leadership at ICE amid frustrations with arrest, deportation levels: Report
- The Trump administration reshuffled leadership at ICE on a recent Thursday amid frustration with low arrest and deportation levels in the U.S.
- The move followed unmet deportation goals and pressure from White House deputy chief Stephen Miller to triple ICE's arrest rate to 3,000 daily.
- Kenneth Genalo is retiring as head of Enforcement and Removal Operations, and Robert Hammer is reassigned as ICE adds personnel from multiple agencies to boost enforcement.
- ICE averaged 656 arrests daily between January and May, but the administration aims for one million deportations annually, requiring more officers, detention beds, and funding.
- The leadership changes and increased resource allocation signal the administration’s intent to accelerate deportations despite logistical challenges and concerns over national security impacts.
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After Leadership Shake-Up ICE Announces New Daily Deportation Target
ICE is ramping up deportations to at least 3,000 illegal immigrants per day following major leadership changes, doubling the original target set earlier this year. The move marks a renewed push by the Trump administration to reverse the immigration chaos left behind by Biden’s policies. Key Facts: ICE announced over half a dozen leadership changes, including the retirement of Kenneth Genalo and reassignment of Robert Hammer. New deportation goa…
Busted: Major investigation catches Trump administration in a massive lie
The Trump administration knew that the vast majority of the 238 Venezuelan immigrants it sent to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador in mid-March had not been convicted of crimes in the United States before it labeled them as terrorists and deported them, according to U.S. Department of Homeland Security data that has not been previously reported.By Mica Rosenberg, ProPublica, Perla Trevizo, The Texas Tribune and ProPublica, Melissa Sanchez…
Trump Administration Knew Vast Majority Of Venezuelans Sent To Salvadoran Prison Had Not Been Convicted Of US Crimes
Homeland Security records reveal that officials knew that more than half of the 238 deportees were labeled as having no criminal record in the U.S. and had only violated immigration laws.
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