Trump administration plans to name David Venturella as interim ICE chief after Lyons' departure
Venturella, a former GEO Group executive, is set to take over as ICE faces scrutiny over raids, detention growth and 1,200 daily arrests, officials said.
- The Trump administration announced on Tuesday that David Venturella will serve as the next acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, replacing Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons, who leaves his post on May 31.
- Before rejoining the agency last year, Venturella worked as an executive at The GEO Group, a private prison firm holding ICE detention contracts, and began his career in 1986 at the former Immigration and Naturalization Service.
- As Republicans push to pass a roughly $70 billion reconciliation package to fund ICE and CBP, Democrats are expected to scrutinize Venturella's past ties to the detention industry, though ICE stated he has divested from GEO.
- Supporters describe Venturella as "definitely on board with the mission and the mass deportation agenda," while White House border czar Tom Homan said the agency has shifted to a "smarter" and "targeted" enforcement strategy.
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ICE Gets New Chief
The Trump administration reportedly chose Dave Venturella to replace Todd Lyons as the Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Venturella worked for ICE during the Obama and George W. Bush administrations, The Hill reports. He currently works for the department to facilitate contracts between the agency and immigration detention facilities. Prior to rejoining the agency, he worked for a private prison company. Lyons announced his …
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