Todd Lyons, the acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), plans to depart soon. His superior expressed a hope for deportation efforts to proceed more quietly, following scrutiny and negative press coverage.

<img alt="A cleanshaven, dark haired Caucasian man wearing a suit and tie is shown in closeup behind a microphone." height="349" src="https://i.cbc.ca/ais/bdcafe29-26d2-4fa7-bdeb-ac001a45591e,1776436393530/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C118%2C3744%2C2106%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29" title="FILE - Todd Lyons, senior official performing the duties of the director at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, listens during a Senate Homeland Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washingto...