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White House Withdraws Nomination of Lance Schroyer for ICE Director
Just the facts
President Donald Trump nominated Lance Schroyer, a senior adviser to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, to lead the agency in June 2026. The nomination stalled in the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee after Senator Rand Paul withheld a hearing while requesting details on law enforcement shooting investigations in Minnesota. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has not had a Senate-confirmed director since 2017, with David Venturella currently serving as acting director following the April 2026 departure of Todd Lyons.
Why this is news
The White House officially withdrew the nomination of former Oklahoma state trooper Lance Schroyer to serve as director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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