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== List of Acting ICE Directors ==
== List of Acting ICE Directors ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
== Acting Directors ==
! Name
! Term Start
! Term End


| ! Background / Prior Role                                  |
== Acting Directors ==
| ---------------------------------------------------------- |
| [[Saldaña, Sarah R.]]                                      |
| 2014                                                      |
| 2017                                                      |
| Former ICE Director; served during presidential transition |
| -                                                          |
| [[Vitello, Caleb]]                                        |
| 2025                                                      |
| 2025                                                      |
| Assistant Director, ICE                                    |
| -                                                          |
| [[Lechleitner, Patrick]]                                  |
| 2023                                                      |
| 2024                                                      |
| Senior ICE official                                        |
| -                                                          |
| [[Lyons, Todd]]                                            |
| 2025                                                      |
| Present                                                    |
| Senior DHS / ICE official                                  |
| }                                                          |


''This table reflects acting appointments based on publicly available reporting and official agency records. Dates may be updated as additional documentation becomes available.''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Name !! Term !! Notes !! Sources
|-
| [[Saldaña, Sarah R.|Sarah R. Saldaña]]
| December 23, 2014 – January 20, 2017
| Served as Acting ICE Director during presidential transition
| <ref>Public DHS records and congressional reporting.</ref>
|-
| [[Lechleitner, Patrick|Patrick Lechleitner]]
| July 2023 – February 2024
| Senior ICE official appointed under DHS succession authority
| <ref>DHS press releases and ICE leadership listings.</ref>
|-
| [[Vitello, Caleb|Caleb Vitello]]
| January 2025 – March 2025
| Assistant Director appointed Acting ICE Director
| <ref>ICE leadership announcements and public reporting.</ref>
|-
| [[Lyons, Todd|Todd Lyons]]
| March 2025 – Present
| Acting ICE Director as of latest reporting
| <ref>ICE organizational records.</ref>
|}


== Appointment Process ==
== Appointment Process ==
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* [[Department of Homeland Security]]
* [[Department of Homeland Security]]


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