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What to know about New ICE leader announced as acting director Todd Lyons leaving agency

New ICE leader announced as acting director Todd Lyons leaving agency The replacement for outgoing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) acting director Todd Lyons was announced Tuesday.

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What happened

New ICE leader announced as acting director Todd Lyons leaving agency The replacement for outgoing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) acting director Todd Lyons was announced Tuesday.

Why it matters

“Dave Venturella will serve as Acting ICE Director following Todd Lyons’ departure,” a DHS spokesperson said in a statement.

Common ground

Venturella, who had been overseeing contracts for immigration detention facilities, previously held roles at the agency under former Presidents Barack Obama and George W.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 6 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “He also served as the leader of GEO Group, a private prison company”
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Multiple sources, including SEC filings mentioned in news reports, confirm Venturella was an executive (specifically Executive VP of corporate development) at GEO Group.
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web search NEUTRAL — At the Geo Group, Venturella served in a number of posts, including executive vice president overseeing corporate development, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing.
https://english.alarabiya.net/News/united-states/2026/05/13/…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Trump administration announced Tuesday that David Venturella, a longtime immigration official who also worked for the GEO Group, will serve as the acting head of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enfor…
https://san.com/cc/trump-admin-names-david-venturella-as-act…
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web search NEUTRAL — GEO Group has over $1 billion worth of contracts with ICE, according to public records. After retiring from GEO, Venturella served as a consultant for the company, advising on new and existing contrac…
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/politics/president-trump/…
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Claim 2: “Lyons’ last day at ICE is May 31”
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The date of May 31 is consistently reported across a cross-reference (Nbcwashington), multiple web search results, and a Wikipedia entry for Todd Lyons.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The director of United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is a civilian official in the United States Department of Homeland Security. During July 2010 the position's title was changed f…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Director_of_United_States_Immi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Todd Michael Lyons (born c. 1973) is a law enforcement officer who has served as Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement since March 9, 2025.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todd_Lyons
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Anthony Tiran Todd (December 4, 1954 – November 6, 2024) was an American actor. Known for his distinctly deep and gravelly voice, he amassed numerous credits on screen and in video games since the 198…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Todd
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Claim 3: “Dave Venturella will serve as Acting ICE Director following Todd Lyons’ departure”
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Multiple independent web sources (Epoch Times, and two other news reports) confirm that David Venturella has been named interim/acting director of ICE, replacing Todd Lyons.
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web search NEUTRAL — David Venturella is named interim director of ICE, replacing Todd Lyons amid ongoing immigration enforcement challenges. Venturella previously led the Secure Communities program and has worked under m…
https://www.news-mash.com/2026/05/12/david-venturella-named-…
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web search NEUTRAL — David Venturella, former executive of Geo Group and veteran of ICE, has been appointed as the new interim director of the U.S. immigration agency, replacing Todd Lyons.
https://en.cibercuba.com/noticias/2026-05-13-u1-e135253-s270…
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web search NEUTRAL — Venturella will succeed acting director Todd Lyons, who will leave the agency at the end of May, DHS announced last month.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/david-venturella-to-be-acti…
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Claim 4: “The agency has not had a Senate-confirmed director since Sarah Saldaña took over the job in December 2014, serving until the end of Barack Obama’s term of office”
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Wikipedia and CBS News confirm that Sarah Saldaña was the last Senate-confirmed director, serving from December 2014 until January 20, 2017. This confirms the agency has lacked a confirmed director since the end of the Obama term.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is a federal law enforcement agency under the United States Department of Homeland Security. Its stated mission is to conduct criminal inves…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Immigration_and_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The director of United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is a civilian official in the United States Department of Homeland Security. During July 2010 the position's title was changed f…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Director_of_United_States_Immi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sarah Ruth Saldaña is an American attorney who served as the fourth director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from December 23, 2014, until January 20, 2017, under President Barack Ob…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Saldaña
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Claim 5: “Venturella, who had been overseeing contracts for immigration detention facilities”
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NPR and Politico both explicitly state that Venturella oversaw contracts for immigration detention facilities.
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web search NEUTRAL — Venturella most recently worked for the department overseeing contracts between ICE and various detention facilities. He previously worked for ICE during the Obama and George W. Bush administrations.
https://www.npr.org/2026/05/12/g-s1-121766/ice-acting-direct…
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web search NEUTRAL — Venturella most recently oversaw DHS contracts for immigration detention centers.Venturella returned to the public sector last year after working for GEO Group, which contracts with the government to …
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/12/venturella-ice-trum…
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web search NEUTRAL — WASHINGTON – David Venturella, a former executive at a private prison operator, will serve as the acting head of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Trump administration says, after the agen…
https://www.clickorlando.com/news/politics/2026/05/13/former…
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Claim 6: “previously held roles at the agency under former Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush”
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Multiple web sources confirm Venturella held roles at ICE during the administrations of both George W. Bush and Barack Obama, specifically mentioning the 'Secure Communities' program.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — One of the most prestigious conference awards in college athletics, the Big Ten Medal of Honor was first awarded in 1915 to one student-athlete from the graduating class of each university who had "at…
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