It's never a good thing when a government official starts dreaming about operating like a business. It's particularly heinous when that official is the head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons told attendees at the 2025 Border Security Expo in Phoenix that he hoped to model his agency after online shopping giant Amazon, saying he was envious of their shipping and logistics. Lyons envisioned a future in which the mass roundups and deportations of people in the United States could run as efficiently as ordering a cheap pair of headphones.
