FILE - A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer looks on during an operation in Escondido, Calif., July 8, 2019. Immigration enforcement arrests in the interior of the U.S. fell over the past year as the Biden administration shifted its enforcement focus to people in the country without legal status who have committed serious crimes. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File) (Gregory Bull, Copyright 2019 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)
WASHINGTON – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) held a press conference Thursday to share the results of a recent law enforcement effort conducted by Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO).
The press conference included remarks from the following speakers:
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Patrick J. Lechleitner, ICE Deputy Director and Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Director
Daniel A. Bible, Executive Associate Director Enforcement and Removal Operations
Russ Hott, Deputy Executive Associate Director Enforcement and Removal Operations
According to ICE’s website, ERO is in charge of all aspects of the immigration enforcement process, including identification, arrest, detention and removal of people who are unlawfully present in the U.S.
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