The Trump administration has removed ICE Acting Director Caleb Vitello as part of a push to ramp up deportation numbers. Officials had set a goal of between 1,200 and 1,500 arrests per day, but recent figures show ICE has yet to reach those levels.
Vitello will remain with the agency but will now oversee enforcement operations. The administration has also reassigned two other senior ICE officials, Russell Hott and Peter Berg, returning them to field offices in an effort to reshape the agency’s leadership.
BREAKING: ICE conducted a worksite raid at a bakery in Texas. They arrested 8 illegal aliens and charged the owners with harboring and aiding illegal aliens.
The owners were charged with 8 USC 1324. This is the same statute Tom Homan has referenced multiple times.
Deport them… pic.twitter.com/PRjhcaxqia
— Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) February 21, 2025
Madison Sheahan has been named deputy director and will take on leadership responsibilities until a permanent director is selected. Sheahan, who worked closely with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in the past, has a background in enforcement policy.
Abby's Bakery Los Fresnos, Texas admitting EVERY SINGLE EMPLOYEE was illegal and taken by ICE
“They took all the workers from here”
The business has already been updated on Google to say “Temporarily closed” pic.twitter.com/7PDgU9jlg3
— Wall Street Apes (@WallStreetApes) February 15, 2025
The Trump administration has prioritized immigration enforcement, deploying ICE teams to conduct large-scale operations in major cities. The agency has removed more than 37,600 illegal immigrants in Trump’s first month back in office, though that number remains below previous monthly averages.
ICE Arrests Texas Bakery Owners for Harboring Migrants https://t.co/zgBvz5W486
— FollowTheMoney (@F_T_M_I_N_L) February 22, 2025
The push for stricter enforcement has put additional pressure on ICE detention facilities, which have reported limited space as deportations continue.
With a permanent ICE director still to be named, the administration is expected to announce further changes in the coming weeks.
