Members of the White House’s hand-picked Fine Arts Commission weighed in on criticism of the planned height of the 250-foot-tall arch. The structure itself was waved through. But it is still unclear whether there will be a towering golden statue of a winged Lady Liberty on it.
The acting director of the US immigration agency ICE, Todd Lyons, will resign at the end of May. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, who is responsible for homeland security, announced this on the X platform. Lyons played a key role in helping US President Donald Trump’s administration “remove murderers, rapists, pedophiles, terrorists and gang members from American communities,” Mullin wrote. “Thanks to his leadership, American communities are safer today.” The reasons for Lyon’s resignation have not yet been given.
Trump appointed Lyons to office in March 2025. Lyons had previously worked for ICE for 20 years. The US President is using the immigration authorities to enforce his plans for the mass deportation of migrants. The agency was in focus because of raids in US cities such as Chicago and Minneapolis, in which masked federal officers also took action against migrants.
Justin Fairfax once wanted to become governor of the US state of Virginia. Now the 47-year-old shot his wife and ended his own life. Read more about this here.
