The former head of Immigrations and Customs Enforcement in Boston has been promoted to lead the agency’s national efforts, according to U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem. Noem announced Sunday that Todd Lyons,

Todd Lyons, the former director of the agency's Boston Field Office, will serve as acting ICE director. The announcement of two new leadership appointments within agency comes less than two months into the Trump administration and demonstrates the importance that the administration places on carrying out the president's deportation agenda.

Todd Lyons, the former assistant director of field operations for the agency's enforcement arm, will serve as acting ICE director.