Lyons is stepping down from the agency at the end of May.
In a Newsmax interview on Friday, Homan praised Lyons’ service while highlighting the personal toll the job has taken on him and his family.
Lyons, a career law enforcement official who oversaw record deportations, announced his resignation earlier this week. He cited a desire to spend more time with his family and transition to the private sector, with his last day set for May 31.
BREAKING: I’m told that Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons submitted his resignation to DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin today. He will be staying on until May 31st to help with the transition. He oversaw roughly 584,000 ICE deportations since President Trump’s inauguration, and plans…pic.twitter.com/bthnCZjlPU
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_)April 17, 2026
Homan told Newsmax, “God bless Todd and his family — his family sacrificed a lot. The left has not only attacked him. They doxed his wife and his kids and protested his home and his family and you know, they deserve a break and I’ll miss him. He’s a friend of mine. I’ll still be friends with him.”
🚨 WOW. Tom Homan reveals outgoing ICE Director Todd Lyons faced PROTESTS AT HIS HOUSE, his wife and kids got DOXED, as he’s set to retire by the end of May
All because Director Lyons patriotically defended America. 🇺🇸
HOMAN: “God bless Todd and…pic.twitter.com/0nVSU0YF9I
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh)April 18, 2026
Source: The Gateway Pundit
