Caleb Vitello has been removed from his post as acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to The Wall Street Journal. A Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman told the Journal that Vitello "will remain at ICE and will head the office responsible for arrests and deportations.

The demotion of top two officials in ICE’s enforcement division comes as officers scramble to ramp up the number of immigration arrests and deportations.