Madison Sheahan was appointed to DHS position in March despite having no law enforcement experience
Madison Sheahan, a Trump ally and the second-ranking official at Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), said on Thursday she is ditching her leadership position to run for Congress in Ohio.
The 28-year-old, who describes herself as a “Trump conservative”, announced her candidacy in a video where she highlighted the agency’s expansion under her tenure.
“In just one year we’ve made history,” Sheahan said, citing the recruitment of 12,000 ICE officers and the deportation of 2.5 million people. “Ohio neighborhoods are safer thanks to President Trump and ICE.”
Sheahan was appointed to the deputy director position in March despite having no law enforcement experience. She was tapped during the initial major reorganization of ICE leadership, as the Trump administration pushed hard to accelerate heavy-handed immigration enforcement nationwide. Under her leadership, ICE had its deadliest year since 2004, with 32 people killed while in custody.
