# US federal law enforcement leadership and policy shifts > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/us-federal-law-enforcement-leadership-and-policy-shifts > Updated: 2026-09-30T00:50:52.000Z. Sources: 9. Developments: 2. Two veteran FBI counterterrorism supervisors, Michael Burgwald and his deputy Courtland Rae, were removed from their positions at the Washington field office. The demotions followed a dispute regarding an investigation into harassing phone calls made to Katie Miller, the wife of White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller. The supervisors had reportedly concluded that the calls did not meet the threshold for a terrorism investigation. While the FBI stated the personnel changes were based on “ongoing assessment of mission needs,” the White House indicated that senior leadership removed the supervisors for stifling investigations into serious threats. This move occurs amid scrutiny of FBI Director Kash Patel, who has previously overseen the reassignment of career employees involved in investigations related to the former president and his allies. In a broader context of federal law enforcement shifts, the administration is also expanding Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) by planning to hire 5,000 new personnel by December to support a large-scale deportation agenda. ## Timeline ### 2026-09-30: US administration expands ICE hiring and reshuffles FBI leadership The Trump administration is expanding ICE with 5,000 new hires by December while the FBI reassigns two veteran counterterrorism supervisors following a dispute over a threat assessment related to Stephen Miller 3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/us-administration-expands-ice-hiring-and-reshuffles-fbi-leadership ### 2026-09-26: FBI removes two veteran counterterrorism supervisors Two veteran FBI counterterrorism supervisors were removed from their roles following a dispute over an investigation into alleged harassing phone calls directed at the wife of White House official Stephen_iller 7 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/fbi-removes-two-veteran-counterterrorism-supervisors --- Cite as: US federal law enforcement leadership and policy shifts. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/us-federal-law-enforcement-leadership-and-policy-shifts