Trump administration to shake up ICE leadership to boost deportation levels

Trump Administration to Overhaul ICE Leadership

The Trump administration plans to restructure the regional leadership at Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to increase deportation levels.

According to reports, this move aims to boost deportations, which have not met President Trump's target of over 1 million deportations by the end of his first year in office.

President Donald Trump set an aggressive target of more than 1 million deportations by the end of the first year of his term, which immigration authorities are not on pace to hit.

The overhaul comes amidst frustrations within the Department of Homeland Security regarding deportation tactics and priorities in the crackdown on illegal immigration.

Author's summary: Trump administration shakes up ICE leadership.

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