The Trump administration’s stronger efforts to enforce immigration laws are facing major resistance from Congress. This pushback is driven by the White House’s demand for a huge increase in arrests by ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) and worries that the agency might be spending too much money. The administration’s frustration with ICE’s performance recently led to changes in the agency’s leadership, showing the pressure to meet high deportation targets.
Kenneth Genalo, who led ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO), the division responsible for arrests and deportations, retired and became a special government employee advising the agency. At the same time, Robert Hammer, the head of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), was moved to a different position within ICE, according to Politico.
