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Sifting Leadership: ICE Acting Director Caleb Vitello Reassigned Amid Pace of Deportations

Caleb Vitello has been reassigned by the Trump administration following dissatisfaction with the speed of deportation efforts.

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The Trump administration has reassigned Caleb Vitello from his position as acting Director of ICE due to frustration over the slow pace of deportations. Despite an increase in arrests compared to the previous year, officials, including border czar Tom Homan, have expressed that more must be done. Vitello remains with ICE overseeing field operations, while the administration prepares to announce his successor. The changes occur amid a broader push from the Trump administration to accelerate mass deportation efforts and reshape the agency's enforcement policies.

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Caleb Vitello was reassigned due to frustrations within the Trump administration over the pace of deportations, despite an increase in arrests compared to the previous year.

After his reassignment, Caleb Vitello will oversee all field and enforcement operations, focusing on finding, arresting, and deporting undocumented immigrants.

Tom Homan, the administration's border czar, is a key figure pushing for increased deportations and stricter enforcement policies.

ICE may conduct more workplace raids and increase local law enforcement cooperation under the influence of Tom Homan's directives, aiming to accelerate deportations.

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