Is Donald Trump pushing for faster mass deportations of illegal immigrants? ICE director removed amid President’s discontent
Donald Trump’s mission to deport millions of undocumented immigrants has just claimed its first high-profile casualty. Caleb Vitello, the acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), has been reassigned—a move insiders say was triggered by the president’s growing frustration over the pace of deportations.
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Just weeks into his return to the White House, Trump is demanding faster results in what he has repeatedly vowed will be the “largest deportation program in history.” But as the machinery of mass deportation grinds into motion, it appears Trump is not satisfied with the speed of removals—leading to a major shake-up at ICE.
Trump’s Tough Talk on Immigration Turns Into Action
Even before returning to the Oval Office, Trump promised to expel “millions and millions” of undocumented immigrants from the U.S. Since being sworn in, he has wasted no time signing multiple executive orders aimed at escalating deportations.
Trump has reportedly directed federal agencies—including the FBI, DEA, ATF, U.S. Marshals, and the Bureau of Prisons—to comb through their databases for undocumented migrants, identify them, and swiftly remove them.
According to ICE statistics, within four days of Trump taking office, over 1,000 people had already been deported or repatriated. On January 26, another 956 arrests were made across Chicago, Newark, and
