Overview
- Madison Sheahan resigned on January 15 to launch a congressional campaign in Ohio’s 9th district, opening the deputy director vacancy.
- Wall, an ICE attorney for 14 years, most recently served as the agency’s Principal Legal Advisor overseeing thousands of lawyers and DHS representation in deportation proceedings.
- Earlier posts included regional legal leadership in New Orleans beginning in 2016 and work coordinating with Enforcement and Removal Operations and Homeland Security Investigations.
- Noem announced the selection on X and described Wall as a strategic choice to emphasize deportations of individuals she characterized as violent or dangerous.
- The leadership change lands as ICE faces intensified public and political scrutiny following a recent fatal incident in Minneapolis involving agency officers.