{"id":235,"date":"2026-05-13T14:04:51","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T14:04:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=235"},"modified":"2026-05-13T14:04:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T14:04:51","slug":"former-private-prison-executive-david-venturella-will-become-ices-acting-leader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=235","title":{"rendered":"Former private prison executive David Venturella will become ICE\u2019s acting leader"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div>\n<p><span>WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 David Venturella, a former executive at a private prison operator, will serve as the acting head of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Trump administration says, after the agency\u2019s current leader steps down at the end of the month.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=233\">\u2018It\u2019s maddening\u2019: FIFA licensing delays threaten Massachusetts\u2019 World Cup party plans<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>A spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security said late Tuesday that Venturella would succeed Todd Lyons, who led the agency through much of the administration\u2019s tumultuous crackdown on immigration. ICE did not immediately respond to an email seeking additional information Wednesday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Venturella left the Geo Group in early 2023 and has been working at ICE leading the division that oversees detention contracts, members of Congress wrote in a public letter earlier this year.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>At the Geo Group, Venturella served in a number of posts, including executive vice president overseeing corporate development, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Venturella will lead ICE at a time when the public mood has soured on President Donald Trump\u2019s immigration crackdown, which sent surges of federal immigration officers into American cities to round up immigrants. Those raids sent tensions soaring and prompted clashes between protesters and law enforcement, leading to the fatal shootings of two US citizens in Minneapolis earlier this year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=231\">As the Red Sox lineup sputters, \u2018dangerous\u2019 Kyle Schwarber offers a case of what they could have had<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><span>Get Starting Point<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><label>Enter Email<\/label><\/p>\n<div><button>Sign Up<\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>Trump returned to the White House on a promise of mass deportations, and ICE has been a central executor of that vision. Under Lyons\u2019 leadership, the agency used a massive infusion of cash to expand hiring and detention capabilities, and it ramped up arrests to meet demand from the Republican administration.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Federal officials announced Lyons\u2019 departure last month. He led ICE amid Trump\u2019s efforts to reshape immigration.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Venturella\u2019s appointment comes as DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin settles into his role atop the Cabinet agency overseeing ICE. Mullin has promised to keep his department out of the headlines and has indicated a softer tone on immigration, although he is expected to align with the president\u2019s priorities on mass deportations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=229\">Former Celtic Jason Collins, NBA\u2019s first openly gay player, dies at 47 of brain tumor<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Venturella will succeed Todd Lyons, who led the agency through much of the administration\u2019s tumultuous crackdown on immigration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":234,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-235","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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