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  "path": "/2026/05/13/repub/trump-taps-former-career-ice-official-to-lead-agency/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-13T15:53:14.000Z",
  "site": "https://missouriindependent.com",
  "tags": [
    "DC Bureau",
    "Immigration",
    "Immigration and Customs Enforcement",
    "mass deportation"
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  "textContent": "WASHINGTON — Long-time federal immigration official David Venturella will lead U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the agency spearheading President Donald Trump’s mass deportation campaign, according to a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson. Venturella will replace outgoing ICE acting Director Todd Lyons, who last month announced he would leave his position by May 31, the DHS […]",
  "title": "Trump taps former career ICE official to lead agency"
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