U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), in coordination with the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives,
FBI Director Kash Patel directed bureau staff Saturday to “pause” responding to Elon Musk-backed demands that federal workers justify their jobs or resign – as news broke that Patel would be tapped to be the acting head of a second federal law enforcement agency,
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News Nation on MSNFuture of ATF uncertain as Kash Patel tapped to take overThe future of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives could be in limbo as the Trump administration looks to tap FBI Director Kash Patel as its chief. A Department of Justice official said Patel could be sworn in as early as this week to lead ATF.
President Trump is expected to appoint new FBI Director Kash Patel to serve as the acting head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), a domestic law enforcement agency within the Department of Justice,
FBI Director Kash Patel is expected to be sworn in early this week as the acting director of the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, according to Justice Department officials familiar with the matter.
Patel will be responsible for two sprawling agencies at the Justice Department. ATF alone has 5,500 personnel.
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