Major Shake-Up at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
The Department of Homeland Security is overhauling the leadership of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) by replacing up to a dozen field directors.
According to senior DHS officials, the move is due to frustration over ICE's inability to meet its deportation targets, averaging around 1,100 arrests daily, far below the target of 3,000 undocumented immigrants per day.
- Up to 12 of ICE's 25 field-office directors are being reassigned.
- Many are being replaced by senior agents from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
The move reflects mounting frustration within the Trump administration over ICE's inability to meet its aggressive arrest target.
Author's summary: ICE leadership is being overhauled due to unmet deportation targets.