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The Guardian - US
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Maya Yang

Trump removes Ice chief amid apparent frustration over rate of deportations

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A protest against Ice in Seattle earlier this month. Photograph: Jason Redmond/AFP/Getty Images

Donald Trump’s presidential administration has reassigned its top official at US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) after the agency’s arrests and deportations have been slower than expected, Reuters reported, citing a senior administration official and two other sources familiar with the matter.

The official, Caleb Vitello, was in the role in an acting capacity and had been grappling with pressure to step up enforcement after other top Ice officials were reassigned days earlier.

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