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|summary=Caleb Vitello is an American law enforcement official and senior executive with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). He is a career member of the Senior Executive Service with over 20 years of federal law enforcement experience and has served in multiple leadership roles at ICE, including Acting Director in early 2025.<ref name="wikiVitello" />
|summary=Caleb Vitello is an American law enforcement official and senior executive with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). He is a career member of the Senior Executive Service with more than 20 years of federal law enforcement experience and previously served as Acting Director of ICE in early 2025.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caleb_Vitello</ref>
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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Caleb Vitello was born and raised in Buffalo, New York.<ref name="wikiVitello" /> He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology from the State University of New York at Buffalo.<ref name="wikiVitello" />
Caleb Vitello was born and raised in Buffalo, New York. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology from the State University of New York at Buffalo.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caleb_Vitello</ref>


== Career ==
== Career ==
Vitello is a career official with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and a member of the Senior Executive Service. Before his appointment as Acting Director, he served as **Assistant Director for the Office of Firearms and Tactical Programs**, where he provided oversight of firearms policy, specialized training, equipment, and tactical guidance for ICE law enforcement personnel.<ref name="iceBio">{{cite web |title=Caleb Vitello |url=https://www.ice.gov/doclib/leadership/bio/calebVitello.pdf |website=U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement}}</ref>
Vitello is a career official with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and a member of the Senior Executive Service. Prior to his appointment as Acting Director, he served as Assistant Director for the Office of Firearms and Tactical Programs, overseeing firearms policy, training standards, equipment, and tactical guidance for ICE personnel.<ref>https://www.ice.gov/doclib/leadership/bio/calebVitello.pdf</ref>


He previously held senior leadership positions including **Chief of Staff for Enforcement and Removal Operations** and **Director of the National Fugitive Operations Program**.<ref name="hstoVitello">{{cite web |title=Caleb Vitello Appointed Acting Director of ICE |url=https://www.hstoday.us/industry/people-on-the-move/caleb-vitello-was-appointed-the-acting-director-of-ice/ |website=Homeland Security Today}}</ref>
He has also served as Chief of Staff for Enforcement and Removal Operations and as Director of the National Fugitive Operations Program.<ref>https://www.hstoday.us/industry/people-on-the-move/caleb-vitello-was-appointed-the-acting-director-of-ice/</ref>


On **January 20, 2025**, Vitello was appointed **Acting Director of ICE** by the Trump administration, succeeding Patrick Lechleitner.<ref name="wikiVitello" /> His tenure as acting director lasted until **February 21, 2025**.<ref name="wikiVitello" />
On January 20, 2025, Vitello was appointed Acting Director of ICE. His tenure ended in February 2025 following internal leadership changes and pressure to increase enforcement activity.<ref>https://www.reuters.com/world/us/top-trump-ice-official-is-reassigned-deportations-lag-first-month-2025-02-21/</ref>


In February 2025, the Department of Homeland Security reassigned him from the administrative role, with a DHS spokesperson stating he would continue to oversee enforcement operations, including arrests and deportations, even as new leadership was being named for the agency’s top administrative post.<ref name="apNews">{{cite news |title=Top immigration enforcement official reassigned amid frustrations over mass deportation effort |url=https://apnews.com/article/4efd094b7b353e4350493986cd6975c2 |work=Associated Press}}</ref><ref name="reutersVitello">{{cite news |title=Top Trump ICE official is reassigned as deportations lag in first month |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/us/top-trump-ice-official-is-reassigned-deportations-lag-first-month-2025-02-21/ |work=Reuters}}</ref>
According to reporting by the Associated Press, a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson stated that Vitello would continue overseeing enforcement operations following his reassignment.<ref>https://apnews.com/article/4efd094b7b353e4350493986cd6975c2</ref>
 
Following his reassignment, **Todd Lyons** was named Acting Director of ICE on **March 9, 2025**; Vitello continued in a senior operational leadership role within the agency.<ref name="toddLyons">{{cite web |title=Todd Lyons |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todd_Lyons |website=Wikipedia}}</ref>


== Documented Incidents ==
== Documented Incidents ==

Latest revision as of 01:41, 28 December 2025



Caleb Vitello

Caleb Vitello

Agency ICE
Role Assistant Director
Field Office Washington Field Office
State Washington, D.C.
Status Active
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Biography

Caleb Vitello was born and raised in Buffalo, New York. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology from the State University of New York at Buffalo.[1]

Career

Vitello is a career official with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and a member of the Senior Executive Service. Prior to his appointment as Acting Director, he served as Assistant Director for the Office of Firearms and Tactical Programs, overseeing firearms policy, training standards, equipment, and tactical guidance for ICE personnel.[2]

He has also served as Chief of Staff for Enforcement and Removal Operations and as Director of the National Fugitive Operations Program.[3]

On January 20, 2025, Vitello was appointed Acting Director of ICE. His tenure ended in February 2025 following internal leadership changes and pressure to increase enforcement activity.[4]

According to reporting by the Associated Press, a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson stated that Vitello would continue overseeing enforcement operations following his reassignment.[5]

Documented Incidents

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Evidence and Sources

  1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caleb_Vitello
  2. ↑ https://www.ice.gov/doclib/leadership/bio/calebVitello.pdf
  3. ↑ https://www.hstoday.us/industry/people-on-the-move/caleb-vitello-was-appointed-the-acting-director-of-ice/
  4. ↑ https://www.reuters.com/world/us/top-trump-ice-official-is-reassigned-deportations-lag-first-month-2025-02-21/
  5. ↑ https://apnews.com/article/4efd094b7b353e4350493986cd6975c2

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