US EditionActing US ICE head Todd Lyons to leave agency at end of May
He oversaw about 584,000 deportations and will leave for the private sector, while DHS has not named a successor.
- On Thursday, Acting Director Todd Lyons announced plans to leave the federal government this spring, creating a leadership void at the agency helm.
- Under Lyons, ICE secured $75 billion via the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and he signed a May 2025 memo authorizing agents to forcibly enter homes without judicial warrants.
- Democrats in Congress have criticized the agency's operations as inhumane, and protests erupted after fatal shootings of two Americans in Minnesota earlier this year.
- Finding a successor for Lyons will be one of the first major decisions for Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, who called Lyons "a great leader."
- ICE has operated without a Senate-confirmed director since early 2017, relying for nearly a decade on a rotating series of acting directors.
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Another top Trump official is on the way out
Markwayne Mullin, who took over as secretary of the Department of Homeland Security following Kristi Noem's ouster in March, announced Thursday that there is going to be another senior personnel change at his agency.Todd Lyons will leave the role of acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, effective May 31.'A phenomenal patriot and dedicated leader.'"Director Lyons has been a great leader of ICE and key player in helping the …
ICE Director Lyons Resigns Hours After Announcing Largest Chinese Illegal Alien Gift Card Fraud in History
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Todd Lyons submitted a letter of resignation to the Department of Homeland Security on Thursday. The announcement followed his testimony before the House Appropriation Committee's Subcommittee on Homeland Security regarding the ICE budget, where he announced the bust of Chinese illegal aliens allegedly involved in the largest gift card fraud scheme in history. | Border / Cartel Chronicles
Todd Lyons, the acting director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Control Service (ICE), will leave office at the end of May. His departure was confirmed by the new secretary of National Security, Markwayne Mullin. Lyons presided over the federal agency that executes the campaign of arrests and mass deportations of President Donald Trump for a year full of controversy over the actions of the agents in his charge, criticized for their violent t…
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