Trump pushes out Biden holdover at ICE with temporary director to help enact mass deportation

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

67% : "A member of the Senior Executive Service, with over 23 years of service to ICE, Caleb currently serves as Assistant Director of the Office of Firearms and Tactical Programs, where he oversees Agency-wide training, equipment, and policy to ensure Officer and Public Safety," Trump said in a statement.
67% : "Caleb's exceptional leadership, extensive experience, and commitment to ICE's mission make him an excellent choice to implement my efforts to enhance the safety and security of American communities who have been victimized by illegal alien crime," Trump added.
57% : Later, as the chief of staff for ICE ERO, Vitello managed daily operations for the $4.7 billion budget organization and oversaw 8,000 employees.
54% : When Trump took office in 2017, he asked then-acting ICE Director Tom Homan to stay on and lead ICE until a permanent nominee could be selected.
53% : That last job makes him a fitting pick for the mass deportations and arrests Trump is planning.
53% : Since Gonzalez's departure, ICE has been led by career officials at the agency.
52% : Trump announced Vitello, a senior ICE official, as the leader of the 20,000-person federal agency inside the Department of Homeland Security late Thursday evening, ending a monthlong debate over who would win the coveted job.
46% : In April 2021, President Joe Biden nominated left-leaning Sheriff Ed Gonzalez of Houston's Harris County to head ICE.
46% : Gonzalez worked for the Houston Police Department for nearly two decades before becoming sheriff, when he spoke out against the work of ICE.
43% : To oversee the effort, Trump tapped Homan as his administration's "border czar," though Vitello will be the one in the area overseeing and carrying out the operation, at least initially.
37% : Officials involved in the transition on homeland security matters did not specify if Trump planned to nominate Vitello in the future or just use him as an immediate placeholder.
37% : Homan's czar position is not a standard government post, but Homan's assignment as czar will allow him to avoid a possibly ugly and unsuccessful confirmation battle in the Senate, given his outspoken nature and strong alignment with Trump on immigration matters.
26% : A Building America's Future memo, obtained exclusively by the Washington Examiner, revealed how significant of a concern the illegal immigration crisis and crime at the southern border are to average Americans in key states, a matter Trump focused his campaign on.CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE GAZETTE
14% : Trump and Vice President-elect J.D. Vance have touted plans to start out arresting and deporting the 500,000 to 1 million illegal immigrants with criminal records.

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