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{{Short description|Government Official}}
{{Infobox official post
| post = Director
| body = the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
| insignia = Logo of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency.svg
| insigniasize = 150
| insigniacaption = 
| flag = 
| flagsize = 
| flagcaption = 
| incumbent = Caleb Vitello
| incumbentsince = January 20, 2025
| acting = yes
| department = [[U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement]]
| reports_to = [[United States Secretary of Homeland Security]]
| seat = 500 12th Street SW<br />[[Washington, D.C.]], U.S.
| appointer = The [[President of the United States|President]]
| appointer_qualified = with [[United States Senate|Senate]] [[advice and consent]]
| termlength = 
| first = 
| formation = {{Start date and age|2003|3|11}}<br>Prior to July 2010 titled Assistant Secretary
| deputy = Deputy Director
| website = {{url|https://www.ice.gov/}}
| image = CalebVitello.png
}}

The '''Director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement''' ('''ICE''') is a civilian official in the [[United States Department of Homeland Security]]. During July 2010 the position's title was changed from '''Assistant Secretary for U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement'''.

The Director is in charge of the day-to-day operations of more than 7000 Homeland Security Investigations Agents (HSI) that are the primary investigative component of ICE and 6000 Enforcement and Removal Operations Officers (ERO).<ref name="ICE ERO">{{cite web|date=April 20, 2021|title=Enforcement and Removal Operations|url=https://www.ice.gov/about-ice/ero|publisher=www.ice.gov}}</ref> [[U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement|ICE]] is an agency with the [[United States Department of Homeland Security]] and the director reports to the [[United States Secretary of Homeland Security]] and the [[United States Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security]].

This position requires [[List of positions filled by presidential appointment with Senate confirmation|Senate confirmation]].

The current acting director is Caleb Vitello.