Acting ICE Chief Lyons Steps Down, Leaving DHS Leadership Vacancy

TL;DR
Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons will depart DHS, with his last day May 31. Appointed in 2025, he led ICE during controversial mass immigration crackdowns that sparked protests and included the fatal Minneapolis shootings of two U.S. citizens. DHS Secretary Mullin announced the departure and did not name a successor, while White House supporters praised Lyons’ leadership.
- Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons is leaving the Department of Homeland Security NBC News
- Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons to step down from agency CNN
- Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons submits resignation letter to DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin Fox News
- ICE head Todd Lyons planning to leave agency this spring CBS News
- Acting ICE director Todd Lyons to leave agency BBC
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