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A familiar name is stepping in to lead ICE. Longtime official David Venturella is set to become the agency's interim director on June 1st, replacing Todd Lyons, who is stepping down at the end of the month
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Venturella has served under both Republican and Democratic presidents and most recently worked for the GEO Group, a private prison company with more than $1 billion in ICE contracts
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The leadership change comes after a year of intense scrutiny for the agency
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Recent crackdowns in Minneapolis left two U.S. citizens dead, Renee Good and Alex Preddy
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after federal agents shot them during street confrontations. Homeland Security Secretary Mark Wayne Mullen says
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he wants the department, quote, out of the headlines. Borders are Tom Homan, who brought Venturella back as an advisor last year
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says the agency is shifting to a more targeted approach as it deals with a record-long funding lapse
