The Trump administration has removed its acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement as part of its effort to increase arrests and deportations of illegal aliens.
Acting director Caleb Vitello, who was picked by President Donald Trump for the job, is now out of that position, according to reports in The Wall Street Journal and Fox News.
“Caleb Vitello, acting director of ICE, is no longer in an Administrator role,” a representative of the Department of Homeland Security told Fox News.
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“He is, however, overseeing all field and enforcement operations: finding, arresting, and deporting illegal aliens, which is a major priority of President Trump and Secretary Noem,” the spokesperson added.
In a comment to the Journal, a DHS representative said Vitello, a longtime ICE official
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