{"id":2591952,"date":"2026-04-17T10:16:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T14:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/acting-ice-director-leaving-the-agency-for-the-private-sector\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T10:19:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T14:19:28","slug":"acting-ice-director-leaving-the-agency-for-the-private-sector","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/acting-ice-director-leaving-the-agency-for-the-private-sector\/","title":{"rendered":"Acting ICE Director Leaving the Agency for the Private Sector"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Facting-ice-director-leaving-the-agency-for-the-private-sector%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2591952&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Todd Lyons, the acting head of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, is stepping down, with his last day on May 31, 2026. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin publicly praised Lyons, saying he helped remove killers, rapists, pedophiles, terrorists, and gang members, and jumpstarted an agency that had been hampered for years. A successor had not been named at the time of the proclamation. Lyons testified before Congress that leading ICE was an honor and that he was proud of the workforce enforcing immigration and customs laws. The article notes significant enforcement achievements during his tenure, including arrests for child exploitation, rescue of child victims, and the dismantling of human-smuggling operations, while also describing threats and doxxing faced by ICE personnel.Lyons described a challenging environment but emphasized ICE\u2019s continued commitment to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-got-it-newsmax-reporter-emerald-robinson-national-security-source-confirms-a-piece-of-hardware-has-been-secured-in-germany\/\" title=\"We Got It! - Newsmax Reporter Emerald Robinson: National Security Source Confirms &quot;A Piece of Hardware Has Been Secured&quot; in Germany\">national security<\/a> and public safety.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Todd Lyons, the acting head of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, is stepping down, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin announced Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;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,&rdquo; Mullin <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SecMullinDHS\/status\/2044953475327443280\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted<\/a> on X.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He jumpstarted an agency that had not been allowed to do its job for four years. Thanks to his leadership, American communities are safer,&rdquo; Mullin added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">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. He jumpstarted an agency that had not been allowed to do its job for four years. Thanks&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Secretary Markwayne Mullin (@SecMullinDHS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SecMullinDHS\/status\/2044953475327443280?\">April 17, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We wish him luck on his next opportunity in the private sector. His last day is May 31, 2026.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Lyons, who served with ICE for two decades, has said he wanted to spend more time with his family, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/todd-lyons-ice-acting-director-leaving-agency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A replacement was not immediately named.<\/p>\n<p>White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller called Lyons &ldquo;a phenomenal patriot and dedicated leader who has been at the center of President Trump&rsquo;s historic efforts to secure our homeland and reverse the Democrats&rsquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >sinister border invasion<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>White House border czar Tom Homan said Lyons &ldquo;served selflessly.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I commend him for a distinguished law enforcement career and the countless contributions he has made to protect our country and advance its interests,&rdquo; Homan said.<\/p>\n<p>In his recent <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.house.gov\/meetings\/AP\/AP15\/20260416\/119149\/HHRG-119-AP15-Wstate-LyonsT-20260416.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">testimony<\/a> before Congress, Lyons said it was &ldquo;an honor and a privilege to lead the 30,215 dedicated men and women who have answered the call to serve our nation through enforcing our immigration and customs laws.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I am exceedingly proud of our workforce for their dedication to the agency and our mission. Despite routine villainization, ICE personnel are working around the clock to carry out President Trump&rsquo;s commonsense agenda to make Americans safe again, restore order to our communities, and implement law-and-order policies,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In the wake of an unprecedented number of illegal aliens released into our country under the prior administration, ICE continues to enhance its role and delegated responsibility to enforce longstanding U.S. immigration law duly enacted by Congress,&rdquo; he remarked.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons: In FY 2025, Homeland Security conducted more than 4,800 arrests related to child exploitation and rescued nearly 1,500 child victims from ongoing sexual abuse. They&rsquo;ve also dismantled more than 2,400 human smuggling operations. The 2027 budget will&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BpzjZNiKN1\">pic.twitter.com\/BpzjZNiKN1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/2044789633087647794?\">April 16, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;However, this increased enforcement activity has been met with increased threats, assaults, and doxing incidents against ICE employees across the country. In FY 2025 alone, death threats against ICE personnel increased by more than 8,000 percent from FY 2024. Over the course of 2025, assaults increased more than 1,400 percent compared to 2024,&rdquo; Lyons continued.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Notwithstanding these challenges, ICE continues to implement and execute highly impactful programs that strengthen our national security, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-associate-attorney-common-nominee-really-wants-to-eliminate-school-cops\/\" title=\"Biden Associate Attorney Common Nominee REALLY WANTS TO Eliminate School COPS\">enhance public safety<\/a>, and restore integrity to our immigration system,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;ICE exists to enforce America&rsquo;s longstanding immigration and customs laws. 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Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin announced the move, praising Lyons for leading ICE and for helping the Trump administration remove dangerous criminals from American communities. Mullin credited Lyons with jumpstarting an agency that had been hamstrung for four years and said American communities are safer because of his leadership.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Lyons, who had served with ICE for about two decades, said his last day will be May 31, 2026, and no replacement was named immediately. White House officials, including Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller and border official Tom Homan, lauded Lyons as a patriot and a dedicated, selfless leader who played a central role in homeland security and border policy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; In congressional testimony, Lyons called it an honor to lead the tens of thousands of ICE employees and emphasized their commitment to enforcing U.S. immigration and customs laws, noting that despite being vilified at times, ICE personnel work around the clock to advance the administration\u2019s safety and law-and-order goals.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Lyons highlighted some of ICE\u2019s recent work: in fiscal year 2025, DHS reported more than 4,800 arrests related to child exploitation and nearly 1,500 child victims rescued, along with the dismantling of more than 2,400 human-smuggling operations. He acknowledged that increased enforcement has brought greater threats and doxing of ICE employees, but he argued that ICE remains focused on strengthening national security, public safety, and the integrity of immigration laws.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; He underscored the agency\u2019s mission to enforce longstanding immigration and customs laws and defended the dedication and professionalism of ICE personnel.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The article also notes Lyons\u2019 statement about wanting to spend more time with his family, the president\u2019s acknowledgment of his service, and that a successor had not yet been named<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2591953,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ben-Working-Feature-Image-2026-04-17T085634.465.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[8364,3813,50402,75881,6522],"class_list":["post-2591952","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-ice","tag-immigration","tag-leadership-2","tag-private-sector-2","tag-resignation"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ben-Working-Feature-Image-2026-04-17T085634.465.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2591952","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2591952"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2591952\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2591956,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2591952\/revisions\/2591956"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2591953"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2591952"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2591952"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2591952"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}