ICE head Todd Lyons planning to leave agency this spring, sources say

Todd Lyons, the acting head of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, is planning to leave the federal government later this spring, after leading the agency at the forefront of President Trump’s deportation crackdown for over a year, two U.S. officials familiar with his plan told CBS News.

Lyons, a two-decade ICE veteran, told colleagues that he’s planning to depart the agency in June to spend more time with family, including his sons, in Massachusetts, the officials said, requesting anonymity to discuss a move that had not been publicly announced. Lyons is expected to join the private sector after leaving ICE.

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