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Trump withdraws controversial nominee to lead ICE after backlash over his credentials

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Donovan, B. (2026, September 17). Trump withdraws controversial nominee to lead ICE after backlash over his credentials. The Independent. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/lance-schroyer-trump-ice-nominee-withdrawn-b3052099.html

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President Trump withdrew the nomination of Lance Schroyer to lead U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after facing criticism over Schroyer’s qualifications for the position. Schroyer, a former Oklahoma state trooper with no significant federal government experience beyond being deputized for immigration arrests, was initially nominated in June by Trump, who praised him as a "proven leader." However, critics within DHS argued that Schroyer lacked the necessary expertise to lead ICE effectively, advocating instead for acting director David Venturella to continue running the agency.

Written by AI on 2026-09-17, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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The White House withdrew President Trump's nomination of Richard Schroyer (also referred to as Lance Schroyer) to lead Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after Senate Republicans, particularly Senator Rand Paul, stalled his confirmation process. Schroyer was nominated in June 2023 but failed to advance past the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee due to demands from Senator Paul for additional information regarding federal agent-involved shootings in Minneapolis earlier that year.

Schroyer had no direct experience with ICE but served as a senior adviser to DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin. Critics questioned his qualifications, despite Trump's endorsement of Schroyer’s law enforcement background. The withdrawal marks another setback for the agency, which has lacked an official Senate-confirmed director since 2017. Acting Director David Venturella is currently overseeing ICE operations following Todd Lyons' departure in April.

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ICE Oklahoma The White House U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement WSJ

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Schroyer PERSON · 7× Oklahoma GPE · 3× ICE ORG · 2× Mullin PERSON · 2× WSJ ORG · 2× Homeland Security ORG · 1× Lance Schroyer PERSON · 1× Markwayne Mullin PERSON · 1× The White House ORG · 1× U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ORG · 1×

Narrative

When announcing the selection in June, President Donald Trump called Schroyer "a PATRIOT with real operational experience" and a "proven leader with DECADES of experience locking up the worst of the worst."

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2026-09-17 · The Independent

Trump withdraws controversial nominee to lead ICE after backlash over his credentials · assertive framing

Claims (15 extracted, 2 hedged)

The White House has pulled its controversial nomination of Lance Schroyer, a former Oklahoma state trooper, to lead U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. asserted

House → pull → Enforcement

Schroyer, who has limited direct experience in immigration policy, is close to Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, a former U.S. senator representing Oklahoma. asserted

who → have → Oklahoma

The administration offered no explanation for why his nomination was pulled. asserted

nomination → offer → explanation

Trump → announce → worst

ICE has been without a Senate-confirmed head since the Obama administration. asserted

ICE → confirm → administration

David Venturella stepped back into the agency to serve as acting director earlier this year following the official departure of Todd Lyons, who recently resigned from his leadership position. asserted

who → step → position

Department of Homeland Security officials were reportedly up in arms over the nomination as critics inside DHS questioned Schroyer’s qualifications. uncertain

critics → question → qualifications

They wanted Veturella to keep running the agency, Politico reported in August. asserted

Politico → want → August

“We don’t want [Schroyer]. asserted

We → want → Schroyer

We don’t need him. asserted

We → need → him

We are running better than ever,” one unnamed official told the publication. asserted

official → run → publication

“People need to stop telling us how to do what we do best.” asserted

we → need → what

Schroyer served in the Marine Corps from 1992 to 1996 and ran the security detail at Mullin's house when he represented Oklahoma in the U.S. Senate. asserted

he → serve → Senate

The pair struck up a friendship after Mullin invited Schroyer inside for dinner, the WSJ reported in July. asserted

WSJ → strike → July

Schroyer, who retired as a state police major, had no federal government experience beyond being deputized to make immigration arrests, according to WSJ. Venturella, ICE's acting director, is an ally of White House border czar Tom Homan. uncertain

Venturella → retire → Homan