Ximena Bustillo
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
Lyons has been with the agency for nearly 20 years and will leave for a job in the private sector.
His last day is expected to be May 31st.
Ximena Bustillo, NPR News, Washington.
Lyons testified Thursday before House lawmakers to discuss the fiscal year 2027 budget, but the agency is still not funded for fiscal year 2026.
That is because Senate Democrats stripped funding for all of the Department of Homeland Security earlier this year after federal immigration officers shot and killed two U.S.
Although some Republicans agree changes are needed, a deal to change how ICE operates has not yet been reached.
In statements to NPR, top Trump administration officials praised Lyons' leadership and tenure at ICE.
Lyons has been with the agency for nearly 20 years and will leave for a job in the private sector.
His last day is expected to be May 31st.
Ximena Bustillo, NPR News, Washington.
The appeals panel ruled two to one that District Judge James Boasberg's attempt to probe the executive branch is a, quote, clear abuse of discretion.
The two Trump appointees ruled against Boasberg's content investigation.
The third judge on the panel, an appointee of former President Joe Biden, dissented, saying the panel's decision would hurt the future of all federal judges to hold the executive branch to account.
Judge Boesberg sought to investigate the administration after he said it defied his orders not to proceed with deportation flights to El Salvador.
This is the second time in this case that the courts have blocked any attempt to investigate the Trump administration for contempt.
Ximena Bustillo, NPR News, Washington.
When an immigrant is going through immigration court, that is their chance typically to argue why they should get to stay in the United States while there's an immigration and customs attorney arguing why they should be removed.
The Board of Immigration Appeals is this tiny corner of the Justice Department.
So immigration courts generally are not like other courts that you might think of.