"I'm told there is significant friction within different wings of DHS and the administration, with Border Czar Tom Homan & ICE Director Todd Lyons preferring to prioritize targeting criminal aliens & the worst of the worst' or those with deportation orders while DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, Corey Lewandowski, and BP Commander Bovino prefer to use aggressive tactics to arrest anyone in the US illegally, including but not limited to criminals, to ramp up deportation numbers and achieve President Trump's promises of mass deportations."
"President Donald Trump's top aides have welcomed Border Patrol's more aggressive tactics to secure arrests, such as rappelling into apartment buildings from Black Hawk helicopters and jumping out of rental trucks in Home Depot parking lots, as they've become disappointed with ICE, two Department of Homeland Security officials told NBC News."
"The mentality is CBP does what they're told, and the administration thinks ICE isn't getting the job done, one of the DHS officials told NBC. So CBP will do it."
Senior ICE field leaders are being removed and replaced with Customs and Border Protection officials to accelerate deportations. Homeland Security special employee Corey Lewandowski is leading the initiative alongside Secretary Kristi Noem. Border Patrol has adopted aggressive arrest tactics, including rappelling from Black Hawk helicopters and jumping out of rental trucks in parking lots. Administration officials view CBP as more likely to follow orders while ICE is seen as underperforming on deportation targets. Significant friction exists within DHS over whether to prioritize criminal aliens with deportation orders or to pursue broader enforcement against anyone in the country illegally to boost removal numbers.
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