The acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Todd Lyons, submitted his letter of resignation to the new Secretary of Homeland Security, Markwayne Mullin, on Thursday, April 16, after having been in charge of overseeing the mass deportation plan of President Donald Trump’s Administration.
Lyons’ decision was advanced by the head of Homeland Security in a statement in which he referred to the ICE chief as “a great leader.”
Pressure on ICE grows: resignation follows congressional hearing
BREAKING: I’m told that Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons submitted his resignation to DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin today. He will be staying on until May 31st to help with the transition. He oversaw roughly 584,000 ICE deportations since President Trump’s inauguration, and plans… pic.twitter.com/bthnCZjlPU
– Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) April 17, 2026
Markwayne Mullin added that Todd Lyons will officially leave his position on May 31, 2026, at the end of the U.S. spring.
Hours before his resignation became known, Lyons testified before a House Appropriations subcommittee.
Where he responded to questions from lawmakers about the unprecedented number of deaths in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ICE.
And the agency’s future plans for detention space, among other topics.
Half a hundred migrants detained by ICE have died in its centers so far this year, according to official data (Filed as: ICE renounces mass deportations).
Raids, complaints and leadership vacuum
NEW: Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons exposes how Chinese transnational criminal organizations are DEFRAUDING the United States and boosting their own military:
“I actually broke the largest gift card fraud case ever, and it was from transnational gangs within the CCP that were… pic.twitter.com/8T1cXV4rPi
– Fox News (@FoxNews) April 16, 2026
Lyons was in charge of ICE during the massive raids ordered by then-Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem.
Where different human rights organizations reported multiple violations.
In January, two U.S. citizens were shot and killed by immigration agents in Minneapolis.
With Lyons’ departure, the position to lead the agency is vacant.
Not since the Barack Obama Administration (2009-2017) has a Senate-voted ICE director been appointed (Filed as: ICE resigns head of mass deportations).
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