Acting ICE Director: Difference between revisions
Created page with "= Acting ICE Director = The '''Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)''' is a temporary leadership role assigned when the office of ICE Director is vacant, or when the Director is unavailable. Individuals serving in an acting capacity exercise the full operational authority of the Director during their tenure. Acting Directors are typically senior ICE executives or Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials appointed under federal succes..." |
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! Term End | ! Term End | ||
| ! | | ! Notes | | ||
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| [[Saldaña, Sarah R.]] | | [[Saldaña, Sarah R.]] | | ||
| 2014 | | 2014 | | ||
| 2017 | | 2017 | | ||
| | | Served during Obama administration; later confirmed Director | | ||
| - | | - | | ||
| [[ | | [[Lechleitner, Patrick]] | | ||
| | | 2023 | | ||
| | | 2024 | | ||
| | | Senior ICE official; acting role during leadership transition | | ||
| - | | - | | ||
| [[ | | [[Vitello, Caleb]] | | ||
| | | 2025 | | ||
| | | 2025 | | ||
| | | Assistant Director; appointed Acting Director | | ||
| - | | - | | ||
| [[Lyons, Todd]] | | [[Lyons, Todd]] | | ||
| 2025 | | 2025 | | ||
| Present | | Present | | ||
| | | Acting Director as of latest reporting | | ||
| } | | } | | ||
== Appointment Process == | == Appointment Process == | ||