Lyons, who led agency since March 2025, to resign after turbulent year carrying out Trump’s immigration agenda
Todd Lyons, the acting director of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), is stepping down after a turbulent year carrying out Donald Trump’s immigration agenda.
Lyons, who has been leading the agency since March 2025, will resign at the end of May and move to the private sector, Markwayne Mullin, the Department of Homeland Security secretary, said in a statement on Thursday.
Mullin’s statement did not include details about who will succeed Lyons, and DHS and the White House did not immediately respond to inquiries.
Lyons’ departure comes as ICE faces escalating backlash over its violent and aggressive tactics across the country, including the recent shooting of a California man during a traffic stop, which Lyons defended.
