Noem names Charles Wall ICE deputy director following Sheahan resignation

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) SecretaryKristi Noemannounced 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 nationwide.

“Effective immediately, Charles Wall will serve as the Deputy Director of @ICEGov,”wrote Noem.“For the last year, Mr.Wall served as ICE’s Principal Legal Advisor, playing a key role in helping us deliver historic results in arresting and removing the worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens from American neighborhoods.”

Wall replaces Madison Sheahan, whostepped down earlierThursday to pursue a congressional run in Ohio.Her departure left ICE leadership in transition at a moment when the agency has faced increasing resistance to enforcement efforts and heightened threats against officers in the field.

The move comes as the Trump administration intensifiesimmigration enforcementagainst murderers, rapists, gang members and suspected terrorists living illegally in the U.S., even as sanctuary jurisdictions and activist groups seek to block or disrupt ICE actions.

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DHS Secretary Kristi Noem announced Thursday that Charles Wall will serve as U.S.Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) deputy director.(Getty Images/Alex Brandon)

ICE officials said Wall brings more than a decade of experience inside the agency.

“Mr.Wall has served as an ICE attorney for 14 years and is a forward-leaning, strategic thinker who understands the importance ofprioritizing the removalof murderers, rapists, pedophiles, gang members, and terrorists from our country,” Noem added.

Wall most recently served as ICE’s principal legal advisor, overseeing more than 3,500 attorneys and support staff who represent the DHS in removal proceedings and provide legal counsel to senior agency leadership. 

He has served at ICE since 2012, previously holding senior counsel roles in New Orleans, according to DHS.

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Madison Sheahan stepped down as ICE deputy director on Thursday.(Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

DHS has 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 drawn national attention following protests in Minneapolis after theICE-involved fatal shootingof 37-year-old Renee Good on Jan.7.

Administration officials have repeatedly emphasized that ICE’s focus remains on what they describe as the “worst of the worst” criminal illegal aliens, warning that local resistance and political opposition increase risks for officers carrying out enforcement duties.

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ICE has recently created aspecific landing pagewhere these ‘worst of the worst’ offenders can be viewed with names and nationalities attached.

DHS has 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 tomake America safe again,” Noem concluded.