White House withdraws ICE director nominee Richard Schroyer

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CBS News · collected 2026-09-17 · by Kathryn Watson

Quick Summary

The White House has withdrawn Richard Schroyer's nomination to lead Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) following delays by Senator Rand Paul who requested details about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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Story summary

The White House withdrew President Donald Trump's nomination of Lance Schroyer, a former Oklahoma state trooper, to lead Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in late June. The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, chaired by Republican Senator Rand Paul, had stalled the nomination process due to demands for more information on investigations into federal agent-involved shootings in Minneapolis earlier that year. Schroyer, who has over two decades of experience in local law enforcement but no direct ICE experience, was seen as a close friend and senior adviser to DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin. Since the withdrawal, acting director David Venturella continues to oversee ICE operations. ICE has not had a Senate-confirmed leader since 2017.

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Story

📰 ICE Director Nominee Withdrawal
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⚖️ Leans left 🔴 15% hedged 3 of 20 📰 publisher trust 59
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“The articles refer to two different nominees, Richard Schroyer and Lance Schroyer, despite having similar names. The details about their paths through the nomination process differ.”
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⚖️ Leans left 🔴 21% hedged 3 of 14 📰 publisher trust 96
“The articles mention different individuals (Richard Schroyer vs. Lance Schroyer), indicating they are describing separate events.”
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TIME · 0.89 cosine similarity
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“The articles mention different names for the nominee (Richard Schroyer vs Lance Schroyer), indicating they are likely describing separate events.”
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New York Post
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 11% hedged 2 of 18 📰 publisher trust 59
“Both articles describe the White House withdrawing Richard Schroyer's nomination for ICE director due to Senator Rand Paul's obstruction, specifically related to investigations into agent-involved shootings in Minnesota.”
White House withdraws nomination of ex-state trooper Lance Schroyer to head ICE different event · 70%
The Guardian · 0.92 cosine similarity
⚖️ Leans left 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 8 📰 publisher trust 60
“The articles describe the withdrawal of Richard Schroyer's nomination in one and Lance Schroyer's nomination in another, suggesting different individuals.”
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The Independent · 0.90 cosine similarity
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 13% hedged 2 of 15 📰 publisher trust 59
“The articles refer to different individuals (Richard Schroyer vs. Lance Schroyer) and provide conflicting details, making it unlikely they describe the same specific incident.”

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Who wrote this

Kathryn Watson
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Topics

DHS ICE Senate The White House Washington

Subjects

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×

Narrative

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.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-17
2026-09-17 · CBS News
White House withdraws ICE director nominee Richard Schroyer · assertive framing

Claims (7 extracted, 0 hedged)

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
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