Director of United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement

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The director of United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is a civilian official in the United States Department of Homeland Security. During July 2010 the position's title was changed from Assistant Secretary for U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement. The director is in charge of the day-to-day operations of more than 7,000 Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents that are the primary investigative component of ICE and 6,000 enforcement and removal operations officers (ERO). ICE is an agency with the United States Department of Homeland Security and the director reports to the United States secretary of homeland security and the United States deputy secretary of homeland security. This position requires Senate confirmation, though an acting director is permitted, and the agency has not had a confirmed director since January 20, 2017. The current acting director is David Venturella.

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