Ronald Vitiello

Ronald Vitiello
Acting Director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
In office
June 30, 2018 – April 12, 2019
PresidentDonald Trump
DeputyMatthew Albence (acting)
Preceded byThomas Homan (acting)
Succeeded byMatthew Albence (acting)
Acting Deputy Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection
In office
April 25, 2017 – June 29, 2018
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byRandolph Alles
Succeeded byRobert Perez (acting)
Chief of the United States Border Patrol
In office
February 1, 2017 – April 25, 2017
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byMark Morgan
Succeeded byCarla Provost
In office
Acting: December 1, 2015 – July 20, 2016
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byMichael J. Fisher
Succeeded byMark Morgan
Personal details
Born
Ronald Donato Vitiello

(1963-07-30) July 30, 1963 (age 61)
Addison, Illinois, U.S.
SpouseNuri
Children2
EducationGrossmont College[citation needed]

Ronald Donato Vitiello (born July 30, 1963)[1] is an American government official and former U.S. Border patrol agent who served as deputy director and acting director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement from June 30, 2018 to April 12, 2019.[2] He previously served as acting deputy commissioner of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection from 2017 to 2018[3][4] and chief of the United States Border Patrol in 2017. In 2018, U.S. president Donald Trump awarded Vitiello a Presidential Rank Award for Distinguished Executive in the Senior Executive Service.

  1. ^ New Border Patrol Chief Takes Charge
  2. ^ Talev, Margaret (June 30, 2018). "Vitiello Tapped as Acting ICE Director". Bloomberg. He's being named the deputy director of ICE and will also will serve as its acting director, Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen said in a statement on Saturday.
  3. ^ McAleenan, Kevin K. (January 31, 2017). "Commissioner's Statement on the Appointment of Ronald D. Vitiello as Chief of the U.S. Border Patrol". U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
  4. ^ "Trump Names Ronald Vitiello Leader of Border Patrol". FOX-KSWB. January 31, 2017.