ICE Head Resigning
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Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons has given his resignation letter to DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin.
He plans to go into the private sector and spend more time with his family.
May 31st will be his last day.
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
DHS Secretary Mullin confirmed the news and thanked Lyons.
Mullins said, “He jumpstarted an agency that had not been allowed to do its job for four years.”
In a statement to CBS News Thursday, Mullin confirmed Lyons’ departure, saying May 31 is set to be his last official day. He wished Lyons “luck on his next opportunity in the private sector.”
“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,” Mullin said. “He jumpstarted an agency that had not been allowed to do its job for four years. Thanks to his leadership, American communities are safer.”
