The secretary of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is leaving Baton Rouge to take a job in the Trump Administration.
Madison Sheahan is the new deputy director of U. S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced that Sheahan will assume the role during an interview on CBS’s Face the Nation. She later posted the news to her Twitter profile.
"For the past four years, our brave men and women of ICE were barred from doing their jobs—ICE needs a culture of accountability that it has been starved of under the Biden Administration," Noem tweeted. "With President Trump’s support, I am appointing new ICE leadership to deliver results that President Trump and the American people rightfully demand: Todd Lyons will serve as Acting ICE Director and Madison Sheahan as Deputy Director of ICE. Todd Lyons and Madison Sheahan are work horses, strong executors, and accountable leaders who will lead the men and women of ICE to achieve the American people’s mandate to target, arrest and deport illegal aliens."
Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry celebrated the news in a post on his Facebook page.
“It’s no surprise that President Donald J. Trump has tapped Madison Sheahan to help lead the Immigration, Customs, and Enforcement Agency (sic),” Landry wrote. “Over the last year, we have recruited high-level talent to the state of Louisiana and this is just one example of that. Madison has been a leader of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries making historical changes and bringing a fresh mindset to the Department. I look forward to working with Madison in her new role as she serves under Secretary Kristi Noem. By selecting strong leaders such as Madison, President Trump proves his dedication to making America safe again.”
Sheahan has a history with Noem. Before taking over LDWF, Sheahan worked with Noem during the latter’s term as South Dakota governor, holding various posts in the governor’s office and the South Dakota Republican Party.
Landry has already appointed someone to run LDWF in Sheahan’s stead.
“Going forward, Deputy Secretary Tyler Bosworth will be detailed to handle the responsibilities of the Secretary until Madison assumes her official role,” Landry wrote on Facebook.