'Visibly upset and struggling': Acting ICE head hospitalized twice over stress, officials say

[highplainsdem]

Source: Politico

Acting head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement Todd Lyons has been hospitalized at least twice for stress-related issues as he has carried out President Donald Trump’s aggressive immigration agenda — strain that has caused him to struggle to make key decisions for the agency, according to two current and two former administration officials.

The hospitalizations took place over the last seven months. In one incident in December, Lyons’ security detail drove him to a hospital in Washington and he was admitted overnight, according to one former and two current administration officials. During an episode in September, the three people said Lyons was hospitalized for at least one night.

In a separate incident in Los Angeles over the summer, Lyons became so distressed when ICE agents couldn’t locate a migrant on their target list after a ride along with top administration officials that one of his bodyguards took a portable defibrillator from a nearby government office to Lyons in case he needed medical intervention, according to one current and one former official.

During these episodes, the current and former officials said they saw Lyons break out into a full sweat, with his face turning deep red. They also attributed the source of the pressure to ramp up deportations to the White House and top adviser Stephen Miller, who yelled at Lyons during morning phone calls with administration officials, according to four people who were on the calls. Other officials disputed that Miller yelled at Lyons, with one saying the deputy chief of staff was merely “passionate.”

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Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/27/todd-lyons-ice-stress-hospital-00848458

[Fiendish Thingy]

1. Man, Stephen Miller must really scare the shit out of these guys. Nt

[BlueKota]

5. Any at least moderately sane person

should be afraid of him.

[Fiendish Thingy]

6. He's only as powerful as people are willing to let him be

Let’s see how scary he is in front of a select House committee under oath.

[COL Mustard]

46. Early January

Works for me!

[barbtries]

23. he's a crazy man

with way too much power. miller needs to be excised from public life asap.

[democratsruletheday]

49. LOL....this is why I call them shitgibbons....

they are just like monkeys in the zoo throwing poo at each other.

[Kid Berwyn]

2. Shaken up by Stephen Miller? Man, that is sad.

Grab the little NAZI by the nose and kick him in the pants. You will feel much better.

[SunSeeker]

3. This is yet another news report confirming Stephen Miller is actually in charge of ICE.

It is this pathetic evil troll's wet dream to torture brown people, and ICE is his perfect instrument. Anyone who doesn't measure up to his desired level of evil is run through the meat grinder, like Lyons.

[Deuxcents]

4. He's 45 years old and headed for a health breakdown, or it sure sounds like it. Does he love his family enough to resign

[AllyCat]

34. These people only love MAGA.

F ‘em.

[RockRaven]

7. That's a shame.

[3Hotdogs]

8. Maybe Jesus be sending him a message.

[Shipwack]

38. Jesus needs to be less subtle... nt

[Spazito]

9. Awwww...

[belpejic]

10. They must not be confident about their employability

Outside of the White House. Otherwise, why put up with the stress?

[underpants]

11. His official picture from March 9, 2025 is here. 😳

https://www.ice.gov/leadership

[sop]

12. Anyone who's watched Stephen Miller totally lose control and scream at cable tv show hosts knows he's

capable of much worse when the cameras are turned off.

[Cheezoholic]

25. I'd be on the floor pounding his head in if he yelled at me like that n/t

[GiqueCee]

13. Nosferatu Miller...

... is "merely passionate" about destroying the lives of others. His goons have quotas to meet so they ignore, or refuse to accept, proof of legal residence or even citizenship, if they fit the "profile" meaning brown or black skin – approved by the racist turds of the SCOTUS majority.

[wnylib]

14. Aww. Poor guy. Maybe the hospitals that he went to

weren't good ones. For optimal care, he should go to a detention center clinic. DHS says that they are giving excellent treatment.

[BlueKota]

15. Maybe RFK JR

can treat him. No medical degree required.

[Norrrm]

26. Or Dr Oz can sell him a magic potion.

[BlueKota]

35. 🤣

[Aristus]

16. Stress? STRESS? Poor asshole.

Let's shoot him in the head and see if that makes it better.

[ClickClack]

20. Suggesting violence?!? You should delete your post ASAP. (eom)

[nuxvomica]

17. He's a longtimer. Been with ICE since 2007

I expect the longtimers are having the most trouble dealing with Miller because they know how ICE is supposed to work.

[displacedvermoter]

29. So they should the ones telling Miller how things

work, or resigning. That could perhaps save their own sanity and health.

[CanonRay]

40. A year to go to get his pension

Will he make it? I remember the feeling.

[mucifer]

51. Well ICE has always been bad. They faced a lot of lawsuits under dems as well as repub

presidencies. But, yeah, it's much worse now.

[Blue Owl]

18. Just head down to Miller's crypt with a stake and spare us all from his fucking misery

[Blue_Roses]

19. Stephen Miller is deeply disturbed

and that is what makes him scarey. He uses yelling and intimidation to get his way. I've seen his head spin around and eyes bulge when his "word" is questioned. He's one who reacts to defiance by escalating the threats. He doesn't play well with others.

And he's just pure ugly...

[barbtries]

21. so quit.

maybe he's finding it difficult to live with himself.

[Gaytano70]

22. Awww, you're breaking my heart

You willingly work for Shitler and Baby Goebbles. Cry me a fucking river

[Nasruddin]

24. What drives this

What makes people crawl over glass, sacrifice their health - at 45!! - for this cult?

What reward could possibly be worth this?

[Mysterian]

31. Money and power

[PuraVidaDreamin]

27. Resign and write a TELL ALL!

Clear your conscious- Good for the soul.

[AllyCat]

28. He could quit.

[Norrrm]

30. Stress! from guilt or shame for the way he treats the 'lesser' people?

or guilt/shame for not meeting his quota of 'lesser' people?

[Bluetus]

32. Either way, I'm having trouble coming up with much sympathy

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

33. Wow...come over to the good side..esse your guilt

[riversedge]

36. If Lyons cared about his mental health he would resign.

[Scrivener7]

37. Huh. I guess it's stressful to be a vile person ruining thousands of lives.

[Marcuse]

39. "I was only following orders!" (Bartleby, is that you?)

[Scrivener7]

41. I prefer not to!

[Unbitten]

42. Good

Good. Fuck’im

[TalenaGor]

43. earned it. not sad.

[Martin68]

44. So acting like a psychopath does take a toll if you're actually not a psychopath.

[kairos12]

45. He can go into vapor lock.

To hell with this NAZI.

[hamsterjill]

47. Sounds like someone needs to re-evaluate his priorities pronto.

It's hard for me to have compassion for any of them. They took these jobs and they reap what they sow. I guess this one must have a little bit of a conscience, at least.

But he either needs to step away and declare that what he was asked to do was wrong and illegal, or he stays and he's one of them.

[SouthBayDem]

48. The Cowardly Lyons nt

[NBachers]

50. I hear the beaches of Somalia are pleasant and relaxing this time of year. It's the new In Place for all the crowd to go

[GoneOffShore]

52. I love this for him. He should never be able to sleep without nightmares again.

[Marthe48]

53. Oh f'n boohoo

Stop being a depraved war criminal, dick.

[King_Klonopin]

54. Another possible explanation:

He hangs out with Hegseth too much. Symptoms described seem like alcohol withdrawal.

[llmart]

55. Oh, cry me a river you asswipe.

You know what's REALLY stressful??? Is having an ICE idiot shoot and kill you in the streets for no reason. That's stress. Maybe you should be on the receiving end of that behavior and then you'll have real stress. Now, go fuck off.

[Mblaze]

56. Evil takes its toll

[LudwigPastorius]

57. You know what is not stressful?

...not working for goddamned Nazis.