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The demotion of top two officials in ICE’s enforcement division comes as officers scramble to ramp up the number of immigration arrests and deportations.

Two of the top officials at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement have been removed from their jobs amid frustration among Trump officials that officers aren’t ramping up arrests and deportations fast enough to meet the president’s goals and that some immigrant detainees have been released, according to three people with knowledge of the move.

ICE staff were informed in an email Tuesday that Russell Hott and Peter Berg, the top two officials in the enforcement division of ICE, have been reassigned, according to the three people, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe the internal memo.

Tricia McLaughlin, a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security, confirmed the demotions in an emailed statement. “ICE needs a culture of accountability that it has been starved of for the past four years,” she said. “We have a President, DHS Secretary, and American people who rightfully demand results, and our ICE leadership will ensure the agency delivers.” . .

>The demotion of top two officials in ICE’s enforcement division comes as officers scramble to ramp up the number of immigration arrests and deportations. >Two of the top officials at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement have been removed from their jobs amid frustration among Trump officials that officers aren’t ramping up arrests and deportations fast enough to meet the president’s goals and that some immigrant detainees have been released, according to three people with knowledge of the move. >ICE staff were informed in an email Tuesday that Russell Hott and Peter Berg, the top two officials in the enforcement division of ICE, have been reassigned, according to the three people, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe the internal memo. >Tricia McLaughlin, a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security, confirmed the demotions in an emailed statement. “ICE needs a culture of accountability that it has been starved of for the past four years,” she said. “We have a President, DHS Secretary, and American people who rightfully demand results, and our ICE leadership will ensure the agency delivers.” . . [Source](https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2025/02/11/ice-enforcement-officials-reassigned/)

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You like it?

That's not what "Heads are starting to roll" means.

Demotions are close enough. Discipline was meted out for their leadership failure.

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Why did you use that clickbait title from CFP for a link to WaPo then, instead of the original?

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Because it was accurate.

Merriam-Webster:

heads will roll idiom variants or less commonly heads are going to roll informal —used to say that people will be severely punished or will lose their jobs because of something that has happened

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Because it was accurate.

No, it's not. Rolling head is when someone gets sacked/fired.

Dictionary Definitions from Oxford Languages heads will roll people will be dismissed or forced to resign. "heads will have to roll at board level"