David Venturella, the longtime immigration enforcement official and former private prison executive selected to serve as acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, is taking control of the agency at a pivotal moment for President Donald Trump's expanded deportation agenda.
Venturella previously worked at ICE during both the George W. Bush and first Trump administrations, where he held senior roles tied to enforcement and detention operations. His appointment places a veteran of both the federal immigration system and the private detention industry in charge of an agency expected to increase arrests, deportations and detention capacity nationwide.
