Vitello, Caleb
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Caleb Vitello |
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| Agency | ICE |
| Role | Assistant Director |
| Field Office | Washington Field Office |
| State | Washington, D.C. |
| Status | Active |
| Verification |
Verified |
Biography
Caleb Vitello is an American government official and long-serving career officer with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). He has more than 23 years of experience with the agency, holding multiple leadership positions across Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) and tactical programs. Vitello holds a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology from the State University of New York at Buffalo. :contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0}
Career
Vitello’s ICE career spans senior operational and policy roles, including:
- Assistant Director for the Office of Firearms and Tactical Programs, where he oversaw training, equipment, and tactical policy implementation across the agency. :contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}
- Chief of Staff for Enforcement and Removal Operations. :contentReference[oaicite:2]{index=2}
- Director of the National Fugitive Operations Program. :contentReference[oaicite:3]{index=3}
On **January 20, 2025**, Vitello was appointed acting director of ICE under the presidential administration, succeeding Patrick Lechleitner. He led the agency’s mission to enforce U.S. immigration laws, combat transnational crime, and manage a workforce of over 20,000 personnel. :contentReference[oaicite:4]{index=4}
In **February 2025**, amid internal leadership changes and pressure from the administration to accelerate enforcement operations, Vitello was reassigned from the administrative role of acting director to oversee field and enforcement operations. Although the Department of Homeland Security announced he was no longer in an administrative leadership position, he continued to be involved in operational enforcement efforts. :contentReference[oaicite:5]{index=5}
As of **March 2025**, Todd Lyons was named the new acting director of ICE, with Vitello remaining active within the agency’s enforcement structure. :contentReference[oaicite:6]{index=6}
Documented Incidents
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Evidence and Sources
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/caleb-vitello-8a9b72273/
- ICE official bio (Leadership PDF) — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. :contentReference[oaicite:7]{index=7}
- Reuters reporting on leadership changes at ICE. :contentReference[oaicite:8]{index=8}
- Wikipedia: Caleb Vitello page. :contentReference[oaicite:9]{index=9}
Notes
Additional details pending verification.