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ICE UNDERGOES MAJOR STAFF REORGANIZATION AS TRUMP ADMINISTRATION PUSHES FOR MASS DEPORTATIONS
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The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency has announced a significant staff reorganization as part of the Trump administration’s efforts to ramp up deportations. Kenneth Genalo, the acting director of Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO), is retiring and will serve as a special government employee with ICE. Robert Hammer, the acting head of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), will transition to another leadership role at headquarters. Marcos Charles will become the new acting head of ERO, while Derek Gordon will lead HSI. The agency said the changes would help achieve President Trump’s mandate of arresting and deporting criminal immigrants and making American communities safe. The reorganization comes after White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller announced a goal of 3,000 ICE arrests per day, with the possibility of increasing the number further. Miller said, “President Trump is going to keep pushing to get that number up higher each and every single day.” If achieved, the daily arrest target would mark a significant increase from the current average of 656 arrests per day. Between January 20 and May 19, ICE arrested 78,155 people. The administration’s plan would also fund the removal of 1 million immigrants annually, house 100,000 people in detention centers, and hire 10,000 more ICE officers and investigators. The staff shakeup is part of a broader effort to supercharge immigration enforcement, with the administration pushing for a major funding boost. However, logistical challenges, including limited detention beds and planes, may hinder the plan’s implementation.