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Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons told Will Cain on December 8 that Americans are paying the price for years of soft, reckless border policies, calling attention to “another senseless violent act” that underscores a crisis Washington refuses to admit. Lyons vowed the agency will change course and get back to the business of enforcing law and protecting communities, a blunt admission that will make many hardworking Americans nod in relief.
Lyons didn’t mince words about who enabled that change, crediting President Trump and DHS Secretary Kristi Noem with finally “taking the handcuffs off of ICE” so officers can do the dangerous work the American people expect. That candid line isn’t just rhetoric — it signals a return to an ICE that prioritizes removing violent criminal aliens and supporting law enforcement partners, not appeasing political constituencies.
That determination follows real, measurable momentum inside the agency — Lyons earlier flagged a massive surge in recruitment after new funding and a push to rebuild ICE, with reports showing roughly 78,000 applicants chasing 10,000 new slots. For patriots who’ve been warning that law enforcement was being hollowed out while the border was left open, that number is the most telling proof that Americans want enforcement restored.
Let’s be clear: this is the predictable result of the Biden years. Open-border ideologues who cheered mass paroles and catch-and-release didn’t decrease crime — they invited it, and communities are paying the price with shattered lives and stolen peace of mind. Conservatives should stop pretending this is a complicated policy debate and start calling it what it is: a public-safety catastrophe born of political cowardice.
If Lyons and this administration are serious, they need real support — funding, manpower, and political cover to eject dangerous illegal aliens and secure our ports of entry. The so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill” and new hiring incentives are a start, but every patriot should demand stone-cold results: more arrests of criminal aliens, faster removals, and zero tolerance for sanctuary softness.
Todd Lyons’ promise is a reminder that the fight for law and order is still winnable if Americans stay engaged and refuse to let the Left normalize lawlessness. Hardworking families will judge this team by outcomes, not by promises, and conservatives must hold them accountable until every community is safe again.
