According to a new report, Todd Lyons, the acting head of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, was reportedly hospitalized at least twice in recent months for stress-related issues. The report said one episode happened in September and another in December in Washington, where Lyons was allegedly driven to a hospital by his security detail and kept overnight.
The report from POLITICO lands at a moment when Lyons is overseeing one of the most politically explosive jobs in Washington. Lyons has been the acting ICE chief since March 2025, after a career that included leading enforcement and removal operations inside the agency. Reuters reported in January that Lyons oversees an agency with more than 27,400 employees, an annual budget of nearly $10 billion, and additional long-term immigration enforcement funding approved by Congress.
