BREAKING: Senior Trump Official Announces Resignation

Acting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director Todd Lyons informed Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin that he will be resigning from his position in the coming weeks, according to a report from Fox News correspondent Bill Melugin.

According to two U.S. officials familiar with his plans, Lyons told colleagues he intends to depart the agency in June to spend more time with his family in Massachusetts. He is expected to transition to the private sector afterward.

Lyons has not commented on the news, though Secretary Mullin confirmed it in a statement to CBS News. Mullin described Lyons as “a great leader of ICE and key player in helping the Trump administration remove murderers, rapists, pedophiles, terrorists, and gang members from American communities.”

He added that Lyons “jumpstarted an agency that had not been allowed to do its job for four years” and credited his leadership with making “American communities safer.”

Lyons testifies before the U.S. Senate on February 10, 2026

Lyons, a 20-year ICE veteran and Air Force veteran who served overseas, joined the agency in 2007 as a deportation agent in Dallas. He advanced through field leadership roles, including as the No. 2 official in the Dallas field office and later as field office director for the Boston region covering New England.

At ICE headquarters, he served as assistant director for field operations in the Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) directorate before being named acting ICE director in March 2025, when he succeeded Caleb Vitello.

During his tenure as acting director, Lyons oversaw ICE’s expanded role in the Trump administration’s deportation operations. The agency received substantial additional funding through the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which supported recruitment and hiring of thousands of new deportation agents.

He also reportedly expressed internal disagreements with some operational decisions, such as the initial assignment of Border Patrol official Gregory Bovino to lead high-profile enforcement actions in major cities.

ICE has operated without a Senate-confirmed director since early 2017 and has relied on a series of acting leaders for nearly a decade. Lyons’ departure will create another leadership transition, though a replacement has not been selected as of this report.

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