Trump picks Homeland Security Investigations' top agent in Miami for White House post

Jay Weaver, Miami Herald on Dec 6, 2024

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A longtime special agent in charge of the Homeland Security Investigations office in Miami has been picked by President-elect Donald Trump to be the deputy Homeland Security Advisor in the White House.

Anthony “Tony” Salisbury, whose office investigates a broad portfolio of crimes including smuggling violations, financial fraud and human trafficking, was named by Trump to the White House Homeland Security Council on Thursday night.

“Tony will bring his vast Law Enforcement, counter-narcotics, and counter-cartel experience to the White House where he will serve under Stephen Miller, Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy and Homeland Security Advisor,” Trump said in a Truth Social post.

In that position, Salisbury will be tasked with advising Miller, the chief architect of Trump’s aggressive plan to deport immigrants who are illegally in this country and border-protection policies.

Salisbury brings broad experience to the senior White House post, including investigative and management jobs for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Homeland Security Investigations in the U.S. and abroad.

“Tony manages all of HSI’s complex Federal Law Enforcement investigative programs related to National Security and smuggling violations, including counter-proliferation, financial crimes, commercial fraud, human trafficking, human smuggling, narcotics smuggling, transnational gangs, cyber-crimes, child exploitation, worksite enforcement and document and benefit fraud,” Trump wrote in the post.

The president-elect wrote that Salisbury “served as the Acting Deputy Executive Associate Director (EAD) for the entire ICE/HSI workforce. Previously, he held key leadership field and headquarters assignments for ICE/HSI.”

On Thursday, Trump also selected other nominees and appointments to handle his homeland security and immigration agenda.