Trump to Replace ICE Nominee, Will Move in ‘Tougher Direction’

Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement Ron Vitiello at the McAllen Border Patrol Station in McAllen, Texas, on March 21, 2019. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times

WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump said he intends to replace Ron Vitiello, his nomination to lead Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), because the agency is “going in a little different direction.”

“Ron’s a good man. But we’re going in a tougher direction. We want to go in a tougher direction,” Trump said April 5.