US EditionTrump administration shakes up leadership at ICE amid frustrations with arrest, deportation levels: Report
- The Trump administration announced a leadership reshuffle on June 2, 2025, at ICE's Enforcement and Removal Operations and Homeland Security Investigations divisions.
- The changes followed pressure from the White House to increase arrests and deportations, as current levels fall short of President Trump's mass deportation goals.
- Key officials Kenneth Genalo and Robert Hammer are retiring or reassigned, while new leaders take over as the administration demands 3,000 daily arrests, tripling previous targets.
- Stephen Miller indicated that the administration aims for Immigration and Customs Enforcement to carry out approximately 3,000 arrests daily, with the potential for this figure to increase, reflecting an overarching objective of achieving one million deportations annually.
- The reshuffle aims to boost enforcement capacity through staffing increases and funding, though experts note logistical challenges and possible strain on national security resources.
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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…
A hearing on Tuesday in the immigration court in Van Nuys, California, was supposed to be a routine for a young Colombian family, the first step in what they hoped would be a successful asylum application. To their surprise, the judge informed Father Andrés Roballo that the government wanted to dismiss his deportation case. Disconcerted, Mr. Roballo hesitated for a moment and then replied: “As long as I stay with my family.” Moments later, as he…
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…
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