The leadership at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is undergoing yet another change because the number of forced deportations of immigrants are not meeting the expectations of Donald Trump's administration.
While Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and acting ICE director Tom Homan have avoided the chopping block, the Washington Post is reporting that Robert Hammer, the acting head of Homeland Security Investigations, has been removed from his job. In addition, Kenneth Genalo, who has been serving as acting chief of enforcement and removal operations, is also out via retirement.
With pressure coming from top Donald Trump advisor Stephen Miller going on Fox News to demand "a minimum of 3,000 arrests for ICE every day,” the heat is on with one former DHS official admitting the White House will never be happy.
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According to the Post's Marianne LeVine and Maria Sacchetti, the changes were made immediately after Miller's appearance and that, "Border czar Tom Homan said Thursday that he had 'not been satisfied with the numbers,' but that Trump officials had 'increased the teams a lot' and 'we expect a fast increase in the number of arrests.'"
This is not the first time there has been shuffling within the agency due to poor results. In February veteran ICE official Caleb Vitello was booted from his job "following complaints from White House officials over lagging immigrant arrest numbers."
Also in February, DHS officials Russell Hott and Peter Berg were "reassigned" for similar reasons, with DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin explaining, "We have a President, DHS Secretary, and American people who rightfully demand results, and our ICE leadership will ensure the agency delivers.”
In light of the new leadership change, a former DHS official predicted it won't be the last, telling the Post, "... there’s no one that can meet the expectations that are being put on them by the administration.”
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