ICE Purge: Border Patrol Brass Installed To Drive 3,000-A-Day Deportation Blitz

A reported purge inside ICE has removed five field office leaders and set the stage for Border Patrol commanders to take over key posts, aiming to shift ICE from targeted arrests to high-visibility sweeps. The move, pushed by DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and ally Corey Lewandowski, aligns operations with a 3,000-a-day deportations goal and has intensified internal rifts with officials who prefer focusing on criminal offenders. NBC and other outlets also report plans to install Border Patrol officials across multiple ICE field offices, signaling a national escalation with legal and civil-rights implications.