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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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People were dismissed from their top level positions

No, they were reassigned to another position.

dismissal n. [dɪs'mɪsəl] dismissals The act of terminating someone’s employment; Synonyms: discharge, firing, liberation, release, sack, sacking.

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1st line under article title ..."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.

Brings me back to Merriam-Webster defn that I posted earlier -

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

Very credible modern dictionary Merriam-Webster gives me license to use it this way.

"to say that people will be severely punished" ≈ demoted.

Like I said, change it if you feel that strongly about it. I'm fine with it either way.

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demotion n. demotions Act of lowering in rank or position.

demote v. [dɪ'moʊt] demoted ◊ demoting ◊ demotes To assign to a lower position; reduce in rank: “She was demoted because she always speaks up”

"Heads are starting to roll" means getting fired, not demoted.