Acting Director of ICE to Step Down

Kevin R. Johnson

17 Apr 2026 — 1 min read

Official Immigration and Customs Enforcement Photo

News from Immigration and Customs Enforcement: "Todd Lyons is to resign as acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement . . . . His last day as ICE head will be May 31, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin announced" yesterday.

Lyons oversaw the Trump administration's "mass deportation campaign," which included controversial operations in Los Angeles, Minneapolis, and other cities.

Director Lyons has been a great leader of ICE and key player in helping the Trump administration remove murderers, rapists, pedophiles, terrorists, and gang members from American communities. He jumpstarted an agency that had not been allowed to do its job for four years. Thanks…
— Secretary Markwayne Mullin (@SecMullinDHS) April 17, 2026

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