The Trump Administration is planning a major shake-up in immigration enforcement, according to multiple sources, looking to put Border Patrol leaders in charge of ICE operations in cities across the U.S.

The move comes as top officials have expressed frustration with the pace of deportations, as arrests nationwide average around 1,100 per day – well below the goal of 3,000.

“The mentality is CBP does what they’re told, and the administration thinks ICE isn’t getting the job done,” a Department of Homeland Security official told NBC News . “So CBP will do it.”

Both Border Patrol and ICE in San Diego said they couldn’t comment because it’s being handled by DHS out of Washington, D.C.

Previously limited to operations at or near the border, since Trump took office, Border Patrol has alre

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