Todd Lyons in Washington, DC, on February 10, 2026. ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP
The acting head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Todd Lyons, will leave his post at the agency charged with enforcing US President Donald Trump's anti-immigrant crackdown in May, the Homeland Security Secretary announced on Thursday, April 16. Todd Lyons "has been a great leader of ICE," said Markwayne Mullin in a statement, adding that his last day would be May 31 and wishing him luck in his "next opportunity in the private sector."
Lyons was appointed acting director of ICE by Trump in March 2025. He was a "key player" in the US president's anti-immigration drive, Mullin said. Mullin, who was appointed just a few weeks ago following the dismissal of his predecessor, Kristi Noem, did not give a reason for Lyon's departure or announce a replacement.
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