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White House withdraws nomination of Lance Schroyer as ICE director

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Barr, L. (2026, September 18). White House withdraws nomination of Lance Schroyer as ICE director. ABC News (US). https://abcnews.com/Politics/white-house-withdraws-nomination-lance-schroyer-ice-director/story?id=136537649

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The White House has withdrawn Lance Schroyer’s nomination as the director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), citing lack of qualifications that faced criticism from both parties. Schroyer had been nominated in June but his nomination stalled in the Senate committee due to concerns over his credentials for leading ICE, which oversees a $75 billion budget and is central to enforcing immigration laws under President Trump’s administration.

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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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The agency has become a focal point of the president's second-term deportation push and the Republican-controlled Congress has given the agency the resources to carry out the administration's agenda. ICE has come under scrutiny during its push to deport those in the country illegally for what some Democrats say are heavy-handed tactics and a rush to hire candidates that weren't qualified for the job.

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🔮 Former acting ICE Director Todd Lyons retired in May and David Venturella, a former private prisons executive, has been running the agency since then.

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White House withdraws nomination of Lance Schroyer as ICE director · assertive framing

Claims (12 extracted, 2 hedged)

White House withdraws nomination of Lance Schroyer as ICE director Critics from both parties said Schroyer wasn't qualified for the job. asserted

Schroyer → withdraw → job

The White House has withdrawn the nomination of Lance Schroyer to be the next Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) director, according to a notice posted on the White House website Thursday. uncertain

House → withdraw → website

The agency has not had a Senate-confirmed director since 2017. asserted

agency → have → 2017

Former acting ICE Director Todd Lyons retired in May and David Venturella, a former private prisons executive, has been running the agency since then. uncertain

Venturella → act → agency

Schroyer, a former Oklahoma state trooper and close confidant of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, was nominated in June but faced pushback from the president's base and Democrats over what they said was his lack of qualifications for the job. asserted

they → nominate → job

His nomination had stalled in the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. asserted

nomination → stall → Committee

The White House did not give a reason for withdrawing Schroyer's nomination. asserted

House → give → nomination

ABC News has reached out to the White House for comment. asserted

News → reach → comment

that → become → job

In nominating Schroyer in June, Trump touted his 29 years of service as a law enforcement officer in Oklahoma and said Schroyer will enforce the administration's crackdown on undocumented immigrants. asserted

Schroyer → nominate → immigrants

Schroyer, who served in the Marine Corps, is currently a senior adviser to Mullin, a former senator from Oklahoma. asserted

who → serve → Oklahoma

Schroyer was Mullin's pick to lead ICE, a source with knowledge of the decision told ABC News. asserted

source → lead → News