Todd Lyons

ICE's acting director Todd Lyons described for the first time his agency's use of spyware in a letter last week to Democratic House members.

It was a response to questions the lawmakers had sent six months ago.

Lyons said he greenlit ICE's use of tools to address challenges posed by transnational criminal groups and fentanyl traffickers using encrypted communications.

Privacy and civil liberties advocates say there are not sufficient regulations and transparency protocols to ensure ICE does not abuse spyware.

Foreign governments have used graphite in the past to target journalists and activists and access their encrypted messages.

Jude Jaffeblock, NPR News.

The beat of the training was never removed.

The timeline was.

We took training from five days a week, eight hours a day, to six days a week, 12 hours a day.

In regards to every law enforcement operation, of course we go back, we look at lessons learned, we always look back.

You know, at the end, the ownership of that is mine.

I did give my condolences to the family and requested to meet them personally to give my condolences on behalf of the officers and agents involved.

Mm-hmm.

Ugh.

Considering your honorable service in the past and the dishonorable acts that those who have worked for you have conducted and the disgraceful statements that the leadership above you have said,

You now have a decision.

Will you stand with the kids who you're supposed to protect?

Or will you side with the killers bringing terror to our streets?

Mr. Lyons, will you resign from ICE?

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