Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons to ‘ramp up’ raids in sanctuary cities

While Democrats do their best to obstruct President Donald Trump’s efforts to rid the country of illegal aliens, Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons is stepping on the gas.

Lyons spoke with Fox News’s resident border hawk Bill Melugin and revealed that he is looking to “ramp up” immigration enforcement efforts in sanctuary cities that refuse to work with the likes of ICE and other authorities.

Watch:

NEW: The man tasked w/ carrying out Trump’s mass deportation agenda gives his first national TV interview to @FoxNews. Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons says he will “ramp up” raids in sanctuary cities that are doubling down, & expressed frustration w/ media & politicians portraying… pic.twitter.com/U1Fs7htYv4

— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) May 3, 2025

“How can anyone argue with you when you’re deporting violent gang members, sex offenders, fentanyl traffickers,” Lyons said.

“The more [sanctuary cities] try to double down, or triple down, we’re gonna ramp it up more,” he added, directly addressing the obstinate leaders who reject requests to work with ICE. “We’re gonna make sure we’re doing all we can do to bring our law enforcements to that jurisdiction.”

X users supported Lyons and the Trump agenda in the comments:

Retask, that is, laterally move the 87k new IRS agents.

— StoneTemple (@SolutionsMcubed) May 3, 2025

This is what we voted for!

— lorri (@Lorri_Ann) May 3, 2025

I’m not a “big government” guy yet I’m all in on the 10k+ for ICE.

The border is shut down now; it’s time to get everyone out.

— Clint Buckingham (@clintbuckingham) May 3, 2025

They need to be renamed as suggested by Adam Corolla. Make it National I.C.E. The Dems would lose it as they’d have to try to abolish the N.I.C.E. people. Imagine a judge scurrying an illegal immigrant out the back door because N.I.C.E. agents are waiting for him.

— Lynne Sczruba (@AZLady1916) May 3, 2025

I pray for them. They need all the help they can get ridding the country of those dangerous people

— Gina Beana Fofina (@Ginasassyass) May 3, 2025

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