Todd Lyons, the acting head of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, is stepping down, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin announced Thursday.
“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,” Mullinpostedon X.
“He jumpstarted an agency that had not been allowed to do its job for four years. Thanks to his leadership, American communities are safer,” Mullin added.
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
“We wish him luck on his next opportunity in the private sector. His last day is May 31, 2026.”
Lyons, who served with ICE for two decades, has said he wanted to spend more time with his family, according toCBS News.
A replacement was not immediately named.
White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller called Lyons “a phenomenal patriot and dedicated leader who has been at the center of President Trump’s historic efforts to secure our homeland and reverse the Democrats’ sinister border invasion.”
White House border czar Tom Homan said Lyons “served selflessly.”
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