Trump’s administration replaces the acting head Immigration and customs implementation (Ice) due to concern about the tempo deportations and arrests of illegal immigrants.
A well -known source confirmed by Fox News that the acting director of ICE is Caleb Vitello removed from his position. The source said the administration is not satisfied with the pace of deportations and arrests. Development first reported Wall Street Journal.
The spokesman for the Homeland Security Department has confirmed the change in staff to Fox News.
Illegal immigrant arrests rose under Trump’s ICE compared to Biden’s level last year
Ice -Law Federal Officers take Jorge Carvajal Castrejon, 36, in custody in Houston on January 28. (ICE)
“Caleb Vitello, an act of director ICE, is no longer in the role of administrator. However, it supervises all field and implementing operations: finding, arrest and deportation of illegal foreigners, which is the main priority of President Trump and Secretary Noem,” they said.
The arrests on the ice have increased significantly from the beginning of the administration, but not enough to fulfill the goals of the administration. President Donald Trump has promised a “historic” campaign of mass deportation on the mark of the campaign.
Fox reported last week Data from the Ministry of Homeland Security They showed 11,791 arrests of inner ice from January 20 to February 8, compared to 4,969 during the same period 2024. It is an increase of 137%.
The arrests of foreigners with criminal history increased by almost 100% with 4,526 in the same period in 2024. At 8,993 under Trump this year.
Separately, the numbers encountered at the border have fallen. Fox News reported last week that the daily average number of well -known Gotar – illegal migrants who successfully entered the US without fear – on South limit Since the beginning of February, it has fallen to only 132 a day, which is a fall of 93% compared to the largest number when former President Joe Biden was in power. The border emperor Tom Homan said this week that border crossings were reduced by 95% “based on real data”.
Meanwhile, DHS made it Numerous moves to expand ice implementation, including the download of restrictions from the Biden era of where agents can arrest, replace officials of other agencies and use federal prison for accommodation of illegal immigrants. He also ended the policy of conditional discharge to the Biden era that enabled migrants to enter the entrance ports or approved to travel to the US fox earlier that he reported that
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The administration also uses the Guantanamo Bay to accommodate migrants. The Doh has launched a legal claim against several “shrines” of cities that do not cooperate with ICE.
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Fox News Digital reported on Friday that the administration also ended the extension from the Biden era Temporary protected status For Haitian nationals, they echoed a similar move since last month for Venezuelana.
Fox News’ Mike Emanuel contributed to this report.
