President Donald Trump has reportedly selected Immigration and Customs Enforcement official David Venturella to serve as acting ICE director following Todd Lyons’s departure from the agency.
The Department of Homeland Security confirmed to the Washington Examiner that Venturella will take over the agency once Lyons’s resignation goes into effect on May 31. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin had announced Lyons’s surprise departure in mid-April, writing on social media that Lyons would move on to a private sector role.
Trending: LeBron James Yet Again Swept Out of the NBA Playoffs
Venturella served in DHS under former Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama and returned to the department under President Donald Trump. The longtime immigration official is a political ally of border czar Tom Homan, according to CBS News.
Venturella worked for GEO Group, a private rehabilitation-based prison company that works with various government agency partners, including ICE, in the time between his roles in the Obama and second Trump administrations.
Lyons oversaw the
Continue reading
Join the conversation!
Please share your thoughts about this article below. We value your opinions, and would love to see you add to the discussion!