Madison Sheahan
Madison Sheahan | |
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| Deputy Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement | |
| Assumed office March 9, 2025 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Kenneth Genalo (acting) |
| Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries | |
| In office January 8, 2024 – March 9, 2025 | |
| Governor | Jeff Landry |
| Preceded by | Robert Shadoin |
| Succeeded by | Tyler M. Bosworth[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 9, 1997 Curtice, Ohio, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Education | Ohio State University (BA) |
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Madison D. Sheahan[2] (born February 9, 1997) is an American government official serving as the current deputy director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) since March 9, 2025.[3]
Early life and education
[edit | edit source]Madison Dean Sheahan was born to Laura (Lafferty) and Roger Sheahan on February 9, 1997. She grew up with her brother, Dakota on their horse farm in Curtice, Ohio.[4] Sheahan attended Genoa Area High School where she played soccer, basketball and ran track. She also participated as an officer in the Genoa Penta FFA Chapter. Sheahan graduated in 2015.[4]
Sheahan attended Ohio State University from 2016 through 2019. Her freshman year Sheahan was elected as Vice President at Large for the Ohio FFA chapter. While at OSU she was a member of the Women's Rowing Team which won two Big Ten Championship titles. During her time at Ohio State, Sheahan helped develop a program for leadership in athletics called Lead Like a Buckeye. Sheahan graduated from Ohio State University in 2019, with a bachelor's in public affairs, public management, leadership, and policy and agri-business with minors in community and business leadership.[4][5]
Career
[edit | edit source]State career
[edit | edit source]She worked with then-Governor Kristi Noem as her Political Director from February 2021 to January 2024.[4] She was also the executive director of the South Dakota Republican Party from January 2023 to January 2024.[3]
She was the Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries under Governor Jeff Landry from January 2024 until March 2025.[3][6] During this time she created a Special Operations Group to assist enforcement efforts during events like Mardi Gras and the Super Bowl, partnering with the Louisiana State Police.[2] This Special Operations Group responded during the 2025 New Orleans truck attack.[2]
Federal career
[edit | edit source]In March 2025, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced that Sheahan would be the deputy director of ICE.[3]
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