Acting ICE Director says He’s Resigning Amid Record-Breaking Shutdown

President Trump’s top Immigration and Customs Enforcement official, Todd Lyons, said he would resign on Thursday as acting director

Image: FILE – Todd Lyons, senior official performing the duties of the director at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, listens during a Senate Homeland Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Feb. 12, 2026. Tom Brenner/AP

 

Ximena Bustillo of NPR reports: “President Trump’s top Immigration and Customs Enforcement official, Todd Lyons, said he would resign on Thursday as acting director, adding to the list of leadership shakeups at the Department of Homeland Security.

His exit, which will be effective May 31, comes amid continued scrutiny of his agency’s aggressive immigration tactics and a record-long funding lapse from Congress that resulted in a lack of pay for ICE attorneys, investigators and administrative staff. It was not immediately clear why he was leaving…”

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