US Immigration and Customs Enforcement acting director Todd Lyons, a key executor of President Trump's mass deportations agenda, will resign at the end of May, federal officials announced Thursday. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin announced Lyons' departure, calling him a great leader of ICE who helped to make American communities safer. Mullin said Lyons' last day will be May 31, the AP reports. "We wish him luck on his next opportunity in the private sector," Mullin said in a statement. The Department of Homeland Security did not immediately respond to an email from the AP asking why he is resigning.
Lyons, who was named acting director in March 2025, led the agency at the center of President Donald Trump's plans to reshape immigration to the US. Under his leadership, the agency was granted a massive infusion of cash through Congress, which it used to expand hiring and detention capabilities, and it ramped up arrests to meet demand from the administration. ICE was also central to a series of high-profile immigration enforcement operations in American cities, including Chicago and Minneapolis, a deployment that ended after backlash erupted over the deaths of two American protesters at the hands of federal immigration officers.
Stephen Miller, the president's deputy chief of staff and the main architect of his immigration policy, called Lyons a "dedicated leader." "His courageous work at ICE has saved countless thousands of American lives and helped deliver safety and tranquility to millions of Americans," Miller said in a statement. White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson described Lyons in a post on X as "an American patriot who made our country safer." Trump's border czar Tom Homan described Lyons as serving selflessly and "a highly respected and effective acting Director of ICE." It's not clear who might replace him.
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