Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons submits resignation letter to DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin
According to a source, Lyons has overseen roughly 584,000 ICE deportations since Trump was inaugurated in 2025
By Jasmine Baehr , Bill Melugin , Preston Mizell Fox News
Published April 16, 2026 8:16pm EDT
Acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director Todd Lyons submitted his resignation letter to Homeland Secretary Markwayne Mullin Thursday, writing that he will stay on through May 31 to assist the transition process, Fox News has confirmed.
According to a source, Lyons said in his letter he wants to spend more time with his family, including his sons, who are "reaching a pivotal point in their lives," and that it's been a privilege to serve under President Donald Trump.
"Director Lyons has been a great leader of ICE and key player in helping the Trump administration remove murderers, rapists, pedophiles, terrorists and gang members from American communities," Mullin said in a statement.
"He jumpstarted an agency that had not been allowed to do its job for four years. Thanks to his leadership, American communities are safer."
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