Watch: Acting ICE director testifies before House on agency budget
Todd Lyons, acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), testified before a House Appropriations subcommittee on Wednesday morning on the agency's fiscal 2026 budget request.
The hearing came as ICE has ramped up arrests and deportations in line with President Trump's robust immigration crackdown — including targeting students who were part of the pro-Palestinian campus protests and revoking visas for several international students. The agency has also faced controversy over migrant flights.
Lyons was tapped by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to serve as the interim chief in March after the previous director resigned.
The event was scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. EDT.
Watch the video coverage above.