Former private prison official to serve as acting ICE chief

People detained are seen at the the Desert View Annex at the the private prison company GEO Group Adelanto ICE Processing Center detention facility in Adelanto, Calif., in July 2025. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images David Venturella is expected to be the next acting director of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson confirmed to NPR on Tuesday. …