Noem taps 14-year ICE attorney to serve as agency’s new deputy director

ICE’s previous deputy director, Madison Sheahan, left the agency on Thursday to run for Congress.

“Effective immediately, Charles Wall will serve as the Deputy Director of @ICEGov,” Noem wrote on X.

“For the last year, Mr. Wall served as ICE’s Principal Legal Advisor, playing a key role in helping us deliver historic results in arresting and removing the worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens from American neighborhoods,” Noem added. “Mr. Wall has served as an ICE attorney for 14 years and is a forward-leaning, strategic thinker who understands the importance of prioritizing the removal of murderers, rapists, pedophiles, gang members, and terrorists from our country.”

Wall has considerably more experience with ICE than 28-year-old Sheahan, who joined the agency after a stint as Noem’s