Officials and immigration advocates raised concerns that the Trump administration’s pick, David Venturella, has financial and professional ties to contractors profiting from the detention system.

ICE veteran David Venturella will lead the nation’s main immigration enforcement agency. The move could continue a pivot toward quieter, targeted enforcement to reduce public backlash against immigration policy.

Before returning to ICE, David Venturella worked as a senior executive at GEO Group, one of the largest private prison and immigration detention contractors in the United States

A longtime DHS official with prior ties to Obama-era immigration enforcement and private detention work is stepping back into a top role at a pivotal moment for the agency.