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Trump's New ICE Director Is Already In A SHOCKING Scandal
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May 15, 2026
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5:26Now PlayingTrump’s new acting ICE director, David Venturella, spent a decade as an executive at GEO Group, the private prison giant that makes money from ICE detention contracts and just posted an 800 percent jump in net income. The same agency expanding raids, detention beds, and deportation capacity is now being handed to a former executive from the industry profiting off that expansion. Ring of Fire's Josh G. explains.
NPR "Former private prison official to serve as acting ICE chief"
CNN Politics "David Venturella to serve as acting ICE director"
Associated Press (via US News) "Former Private Prison Executive David Venturella Will Become ICE's Acting Leader"
The Appeal "Unsatisfied With Record Profits, Private Prison Investors Want ICE to Escalate"
American Prospect "ICE Boosts Income at Private Prison Company GEO Group by 800 Percent"
Common Dreams "Private Prison Firm GEO Group Reports Record $254 Million Profit After New ICE Contracts"
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