An unidentified Department of Homeland Security staff member (Speaker 1) said the department is naming Todd Lyons as acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Madison Sheehan as deputy secretary, and that the appointments will be used to “build on these enforcement operations.”

The remarks also included a discussion of cross-border drug trafficking, arrest statistics and a new U.S. Customs and Border Protection mobile tool called “CBP Home” that officials described as a way for some noncitizens to register to depart the United States voluntarily.

Why it matters: The items discussed touch on federal enforcement staffing, public-safety concerns about fentanyl coming from Canada, and a technology-driven option for migrants to register for voluntary departure — all topics with operational and legal implications for immigration and border policy.

Officials flagged fentanyl routed through Canada and said Ottawa has taken some steps to cooperate, including naming a dedicated official to focus on the drug, Speaker 1 said during the briefing. “They have recently appointed a fentanyl czar that will focus on this issue,” Speaker 1 said.

The briefing included a numerical breakdown of recent arrests. Speaker 3 said there were 646 arrests and that 543 of those were charged or convicted of criminal offenses. The transcript lists more specific counts: 40 described as aggravated felons, 34 listed in the transcript with a redacted offense description, 38 convicted of firearms offenses, 52 with drug-trafficking or possession charges, and seven confirmed gang members. The transcript does not specify the redacted category for the group of 34.

A separate speaker (Speaker 4) said some officials alleged the previous administration “has been misleading the public and, quote, ‘cooking the books’ ” on how many migrants were arrested over a four-year period. Speaker 2 compared recent enforcement tallies to prior periods, saying, “In the last 50 days, President Trump has arrested 32,809” and that in fiscal 2024 the total was 33,242.

Speaker 2 also summarized additional ICE figures, saying under the Trump administration there were about 14,000 convicted criminals among ICE arrests, about 10,000 pending charges and roughly 8,700 immigration violations. The transcript presents those numbers as statements by the speaker and does not include supporting documents in the record.

On the CBP Home app, Speaker 5 relayed language credited in the remarks to a senior official, saying the app “gives aliens the option to leave now and self deport so they may still have the opportunity to return legally in the future and live the American dream. If they don't, we will find them, we will deport them, and they will never return.” The transcript does not contain technical details about eligibility, the registration process, or how the app screens users; officials did not provide supporting policy documents during the recorded remarks.

There were no formal votes or legally binding actions recorded in the transcript. The statements in the briefing describe staffing changes and policy tools but do not include effective dates, signed appointment letters, or citations to statutory authority in the record.

Officials did not provide documentation in the transcript to support comparative arrest figures or the categories listed; several numbers were presented as counts without sourcing. The transcript also includes a redacted category (34 persons) where the offense description was not provided.

The briefing combined personnel announcements, enforcement statistics, and a public- facing technology announcement; speakers did not present supporting memos or legal citations in the recorded remarks, and no formal docketed actions were recorded.