Amy Goodman
@DemocracyNow·3.2M subscribers·19.4K videos
Former GEO Group exec David Venturella is Trump’s new ICE chief
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June 1, 2026
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1:30Now PlayingPresident Trump has tapped David Venturella, a former ICE official and executive at the private prison company GEO Group, to replace Todd Lyons as head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Setareh Ghandehari, advocacy director at Detention Watch Network, says private prison companies have an “intricate” relationship with ICE. It’s a “revolving door,” she says, pointing out that Venturella worked for ICE under Presidents Bush and Obama, then went to GEO Group before this latest appointment by President Trump.
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