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"Broader trends in consumer demand likely contributed to slowing job growth in those industries that are more exposed to undocumented workers (construction, leisure and hospitality, and other services). "

“The construction inflow of potential workers has been turned off.”

“With many undocumented construction workers self-deporting or simply not showing up to work anymore even though they remain in the country, many of these contractors haven’t replaced that talent.”

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David Venturella is set to become acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement effective June 1, succeeding Todd Lyons, whose last day is May 31. The Department of Homeland Security confirmed the appointment after Lyons announced his departure for a private sector role in April.

David Venturella is set to become acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement effective June 1, succeeding Todd Lyons, whose last day is May 31. The Department of Homeland Security confirmed the appointment after Lyons announced his departure for a private sector role in April.

Venturella began his career in 1986 at the former Immigration and Naturalization Service and held senior roles at ICE under both the George W. Bush and Obama administrations. He left the agency in 2012 to join GEO Group, a private prison company with over $1 billion in ICE contracts, before returning to government last year.

Venturella began his career in 1986 at the former Immigration and Naturalization Service and held senior roles at ICE under both the George W. Bush and Obama administrations. He left the agency in 2012 to join GEO Group, a private prison company with over $1 billion in ICE contracts, before returning to government last year.

Venturella served as executive director of ICE's Secure Communities program, which shared digital fingerprints from individuals booked into jail with federal authorities to identify those in the country without authorization. President Obama ended the program in 2014, and President Trump reinstated it via executive order in 2017.

Venturella served as executive director of ICE's Secure Communities program, which shared digital fingerprints from individuals booked into jail with federal authorities to identify those in the country without authorization. President Obama ended the program in 2014, and President Trump reinstated it via executive order in 2017.

Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee raised conflict-of-interest concerns after Venturella returned to ICE to oversee detention contracts that could benefit GEO Group, his former employer. ICE has stated that Venturella divested from GEO, holds no financial ties to the company and plays no role in reviewing or approving its contracts.

Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee raised conflict-of-interest concerns after Venturella returned to ICE to oversee detention contracts that could benefit GEO Group, his former employer. ICE has stated that Venturella divested from GEO, holds no financial ties to the company and plays no role in reviewing or approving its contracts.

Under Lyons, ICE carried out mass immigration enforcement operations in cities including Los Angeles, Minneapolis and Chicago, and the agency hired 12,000 new employees. Federal officers fatally shot two U.S. citizens, Renee Good and Alex Pretti, during an operation in Minneapolis in January.

Under Lyons, ICE carried out mass immigration enforcement operations in cities including Los Angeles, Minneapolis and Chicago, and the agency hired 12,000 new employees. Federal officers fatally shot two U.S. citizens, Renee Good and Alex Pretti, during an operation in Minneapolis in January.

ICE is currently arresting approximately 1,200 people per day, well below the 3,000-per-day target previously set by senior White House adviser Stephen Miller. The agency has deported more than 570,000 people, short of the administration's goal of one million deportations per year.

ICE is currently arresting approximately 1,200 people per day, well below the 3,000-per-day target previously set by senior White House adviser Stephen Miller. The agency has deported more than 570,000 people, short of the administration's goal of one million deportations per year.

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