Trump’s decision on ICE appointments may be as close as the deportation order appears
A decision on who President Trump will nominate to lead Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is expected in the coming days, sources familiar with the proceedings told Fox News Digital — ahead of what could be a major push for deportations in some Democratic states. a year.
Talks were held at Mar-a-Lago this week, and a decision could be made as early as Friday. Whoever is nominated will need Senate confirmation.
Who is involved is not clear. Another source said on Thursday that there are many people still to be discussed and the Trump team has not narrowed down the list.
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Republican presidential nominee then-President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign event, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024, in Mint Hill, NC. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
Sources have suggested that John Fabbricatore, a former ICE official, and Todd Lyons, who currently heads the Enforcement and Removal Operation (ERO) in Boston, were among the top contenders. The transition team is understood to be looking for someone with a deep legal background to lead the agency.
But Fabbricatore is now understood to have stepped down from leading the organisation. Lyons is believed to be highly respected by the organization and a number of reformers, given his leadership of the Boston branch and his team’s work to deport illegal immigrants who were released from custody in the sanctuary. the city.
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An ICE agent monitors hundreds of asylum seekers being processed as they enter the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building on June 6, 2023, in New York City. (David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)
Whoever leads the agency will be in the media and politics for the next year as they lead what President-elect Trump has promised will be a history of mass deportations.
Trump has appointed former ICE Director Thomas Homan as “border czar,” and he is expected to take part in border security efforts and launch mass deportations. He also announced that South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem will be the one to be appointed to lead the Department of Homeland Security.
The reform team is looking to increase the number of prisoners to facilitate operations, increase beds and increase the capacity of incarceration near major metropolitan areas.
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Those efforts are already straining Democratic officials in other states. The governors of Illinois, Arizona and Massachusetts said they would not assist the administration in the operation. But other Republican states have offered support, with Texas offering more than 1,400 acres to drive more people closer to the border.
