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White House withdraws ICE director nominee Richard Schroyer

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Watson, K. (2026, September 17). White House withdraws ICE director nominee Richard Schroyer. CBS News. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/richard-schroyer-ice-nominee-white-house-withdraws-nomination/

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The White House has withdrawn Richard Schroyer's nomination to lead Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) following delays by Senator Rand Paul who requested details about investigations into agent-involved shootings. Schroyer, nominated in June as senior adviser to DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin, did not advance beyond the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. Currently, David Venturella serves as the interim director of ICE, a position that has been vacant since 2017 without Senate confirmation.

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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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DHS ICE Senate The White House Washington

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ICE ORG · 4× Schroyer PERSON · 4× DHS ORG · 2× Senate ORG · 2× The White House ORG · 2× Trump PERSON · 2× Immigration and Customs Enforcement ORG · 1× Markwayne Mullin PERSON · 1× Richard Schroyer PERSON · 1× Washington GPE · 1×

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The White House has withdrawn President Trump's nomination of Richard Schroyer to run Immigration and Customs Enforcement, after Schroyer's nomination failed to advance in the Senate.

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2026-09-17 · CBS News

White House withdraws ICE director nominee Richard Schroyer · assertive framing

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The White House has withdrawn President Trump's nomination of Richard Schroyer to run Immigration and Customs Enforcement, after Schroyer's nomination failed to advance in the Senate. asserted

nomination → withdraw → Senate

Schroyer was serving as senior adviser to DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin when Mr. Trump nominated him in June to run ICE as an assistant DHS secretary. asserted

Trump → serve → secretary

Republican Sen. Rand Paul stalled Schroyer's advancement as he demanded details of investigations into agent-involved shootings in Minnesota. asserted

he → stall → Minnesota

Schroyer didn't make it past the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. asserted

Schroyer → make → Committee

CBS News has reached out to the White House and the Department of Homeland Security. asserted

News → reach → Security

David Venturella is currently the senior official performing the duties of ICE director, after announced his departure from the top ICE role in April. asserted

Venturella → perform → April

ICE hasn't had a Senate-confirmed director since 2017. asserted

ICE → have → 2017