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April 16, 2026
Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons to Leave Agency This Spring
- Todd Lyons will resign as Acting ICE Director on May 31 to join the private sector, as confirmed by Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin.
- Lyons oversaw ICE during a period of intensified immigration enforcement, facing backlash for violent incidents and controversial operations.
- His departure leaves ICE without a Senate-confirmed director since early 2017, raising concerns about leadership continuity amid public criticism.
14 Sources
- ICE head Todd Lyons planning to leave agency this spring, sources sayApr 16, 2026 at 11:10 PM · CBS News
- Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons submits resignation letter to DHS Secretary Markwayne MullinApr 17, 2026 at 12:16 AM · Fox News
- Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons is leaving the Department of Homeland SecurityApr 17, 2026 at 12:28 AM · NBC
- Acting ICE director Todd Lyons to leave agencyApr 17, 2026 at 12:36 AM · BBC
- Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons to step down from agencyApr 17, 2026 at 12:46 AM · CNN
- Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons resignsApr 17, 2026 at 12:52 AM · NBC
- ICE head Todd Lyons to leave agencyApr 17, 2026 at 12:58 AM · Independent
- Acting ICE director Todd Lyons to leave agencyApr 17, 2026 at 1:28 AM · Axios
- Acting ICE Director Says He Plans to Resign in MayApr 17, 2026 at 1:34 AM · NYT
- Acting ICE director Todd Lyons will step down at the end of May, says DHSApr 17, 2026 at 2:07 AM · The Guardian
- Acting ICE chief to exit agency: DHS secretaryApr 17, 2026 at 2:55 AM · The Hill
- ICE acting director Todd Lyons will resign at end of May, DHS saysApr 17, 2026 at 2:57 AM · ABC News
- ICE acting director Todd Lyons will resign at end of May, DHS saysApr 17, 2026 at 5:10 AM · NPR
- Todd Lyons, the acting director of ICE, the agency central to the Trump administration’s migration crackdown, is set to leave the department in MayApr 17, 2026 at 6:47 AM · WSJ