Madison Sheahan | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Director of United States 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 | |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | Ohio State University (BA) |
Madison D. Sheahan [2] is the current deputy director of United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). [3]
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 The 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]
She worked with then-Govenor 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 Superbowl,partnering with the Louisiana State Police. [2] This Special Operations Group responded during the 2025 New Orleans truck attack. [2]
In March 2025,Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced that Sheahan would be the deputy director of ICE. [3]