DHS Secretary Kristi Noem names Charles Wall as ICE deputy director
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Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem announced Thursday via X that longtime U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) attorney Charles Wall will serve as the agency’s new deputy director as enforcement operations intensify across the country.
“Effective immediately, Charles Wall will serve as Deputy Director of @ICEGov.” wrote Noem. “For the past year, Mr. Wall served as ICE’s General Counsel and played a key role in helping us achieve historic results in the arrest and removal of the worst criminal illegal aliens from American neighborhoods.”
Wall replaces Madison Sheahan, who resigned earlier Thursday to join the congressional race in Ohio. His departure leaves ICE leadership in transition at a moment when the agency faces growing resistance to enforcement efforts and increasing threats to officers in the field.
The move comes as the Trump administration intensifies immigration enforcement against murderers, rapists, gang members and suspected terrorists living illegally in the United States, while sanctuary districts and activist groups seek to block or disrupt ICE actions.
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Charles Wall will serve as deputy director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), DHS Secretary Kristi Noem announced Thursday. (Getty Images/Alex Brandon)
ICE officials said Wall has more than a decade of experience within the agency.
“Mr. Wall served as an ICE attorney for 14 years and is a forward-thinking, strategic thinker who understands the importance of prioritizing the removal of murderers, rapists, pedophiles, gang members, and terrorists from our country,” Noem added.
Wall most recently served as ICE’s general counsel, overseeing more than 3,500 attorneys and support staff who represented DHS in deportation cases and provided legal counsel to senior agency leaders.
He has been with ICE since 2012 and previously held senior advisor roles in New Orleans, according to DHS.
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Madison Sheahan left her position as ICE deputy director on Thursday. (Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
DHS described the appointment as part of a broader effort to ensure ICE leadership is aligned with the Trump administration’s public safety priorities.
The leadership change comes as ICE operations have gained national attention following protests in Minneapolis following the Jan. 7 ICE-involved shooting death of 37-year-old Renee Good.
Administration officials have repeatedly emphasized that ICE’s focus remains on criminal illegal aliens, whom they describe as the “worst of the worst,” and warned that domestic resistance and political opposition increase risks for officers performing enforcement duties.
ICE recently custom landing page where these ‘worst of the worst’ criminals can be seen with their names and nationalities.
DHS described the appointment as part of a broader effort to ensure ICE leadership is aligned with the Trump administration’s public safety priorities. (Ron Jenkins/Getty Images)
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“I look forward to working with him in his new role to make America safe again,” Noem concluded.
ICE did not immediately provide additional comment to Fox News Digital.
