Trump's search for an ICE director after Todd Lyons stepped down
Active · last development Sep 17: “Trump withdraws former Oklahoma state trooper as nominee to lead ICE”
What this arc covers
The leadership of Immigration and Customs Enforcement in 2026: acting director Todd Lyons's announcement that he would step down, Trump's nomination of former Oklahoma state trooper Lance Schroyer to lead the agency, and the withdrawal of that nomination in September.
Earliest story we hold Apr 17, 2026 · 4 stories · 39 independent sources (counted once each) · 153 days
Part of Trump's immigration crackdown
- The fight over ICE agents' masks, body cameras and shock glovesOct 16, 2025 – Sep 1, 2026
- Gregory Bovino's exit from Chicago and Minneapolis and his retirementOct 28, 2025 – Sep 1, 2026
- Don Lemon's arrest and prosecution over an anti-ICE protest at a Minnesota churchJan 19 – Sep 12, 2026
- The 2026 Homeland Security shutdown over Democrats' ICE demandsJan 25 – Apr 28, 2026
- Deaths in ICE custody during Trump's second termMar 16 – Sep 22, 2026
- Trump's search for an ICE director after Todd Lyons stepped downThis arcApr 17 – Sep 17, 2026
- The protests and investigations at New Jersey's Delaney Hall detention centerMay 30 – Aug 7, 2026
- The Justice Department's suits against in-state tuition for undocumented studentsJul 16 – Sep 10, 2026
Show remaining 9 arcs
- Trump's order to end birthright citizenshipDec 8, 2024 – Sep 2, 2026
- Trump's deportations of migrants to third countries, from Panama to South SudanFeb 5, 2025 – Sep 29, 2026
- The Israel-Hamas war: the Trump administration's bid to deport student activistsMar 9, 2025 – Jul 21, 2026
- Trump's travel bans, from the June 2025 order to its expansionMar 15 – Dec 31, 2025
- Kilmar Abrego García's wrongful deportation and prosecutionApr 1, 2025 – Aug 18, 2026
- The conviction of Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan over an ICE arrestApr 25, 2025 – Jul 7, 2026
- Trump's deployments of the National Guard to Los Angeles, Chicago and PortlandJun 8 – Dec 31, 2025
- Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' immigration detention center in the EvergladesJun 24, 2025 – Sep 14, 2026
- Trump's push to end Temporary Protected Status for Haitians and SyriansJul 1, 2025 – Aug 20, 2026
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Every week as a table
| Week of | Left | Center | Right | Articles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 2026 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 41 |
| Jun 22, 2026 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 28 |
| Jun 29, 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
| Sep 14, 2026 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 43 |
Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.
28% left · 49% center · 23% right of 39 independent sources among the outlets we track, across 4 stories.
Every storyoldest first
April 2026
Apr 17ICE acting director Todd Lyons will resign at end of May, DHS says42 articles · 26 independent sources2 left, 6 center, 5 rightJune 2026
Jun 27Trump says he is nominating former Oklahoma state trooper Lance Schroyer as ICE director16 articles · 13 independent sources1 left, 4 center, 3 right- Jun 27– 30Former Oklahoma trooper nominated by Trump to head up ICE29 articles · 11 independent sources1 left, 4 center, 2 right
September 2026
Sep 17– 18Trump withdraws former Oklahoma state trooper as nominee to lead ICE45 articles · 44 independent sources8 left, 10 center, 6 right