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Trump Withdraws ICE Director Nominee After Republican Senator Blocks Confirmation Hearing

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Greene, C. (2026, September 17). Trump Withdraws ICE Director Nominee After Republican Senator Blocks Confirmation Hearing. TIME. https://time.com/article/2026/09/17/trump-ice-director-nominee-lance-schroyer-rand-paul/

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President Trump withdrew his nomination of Lance Schroyer to head Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after Senator Rand Paul blocked a confirmation hearing for Schroyer. The withdrawal occurred on Thursday following Paul’s delay tactics, citing concerns about ICE investigations into fatal shootings of U.S. citizens by federal immigration agents. Schroyer was nominated in June despite lacking prior leadership experience at a law enforcement agency; his career included work with the Oklahoma Highway Patrol and as a senior advisor to Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin.

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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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"Lance is coming straight from the operational field where he ran large scale operations and worked alongside state and federal partners to remove illegal aliens from Oklahoma," Mullin said at the time, adding that Trump “made a great pick.” But Paul, the chairman of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, said in August that he would delay a confirmation hearing for Schroyer until DHS provided further information regarding the investigations into the fatal shootings of two U.S. citizens by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis earlier this year, a major flashpoint in Trump’s sweeping immigration crackdown.

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🔮 Trump tapped Schroyer to be the next ICE director in June, calling him a “PATRIOT with real operational experience, and proven leader with DECADES of experience locking up the worst of the worst,” and saying that he would play a “vital role” in the Administration’s immigration crackdown.

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Trump Withdraws ICE Director Nominee After Republican Senator Blocks Confirmation Hearing · assertive framing

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President Donald Trump on Thursday pulled his nomination of former Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper Lance Schroyer to head Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky blocked Schroyer’s confirmation hearing, stalling the process from moving forward. asserted

Paul → pull → process

Trump tapped Schroyer to be the next ICE director in June, calling him a “PATRIOT with real operational experience, and proven leader with DECADES of experience locking up the worst of the worst,” and saying that he would play a “vital role” in the Administration’s immigration crackdown. asserted

he → tap → crackdown

The President did not provide an explanation for his decision to withdraw the nomination. asserted

President → provide → nomination

The White House did not immediately respond to TIME’s request for more information. asserted

House → respond → information

Schroyer’s pick was somewhat of a surprise, given that he has no experience leading a law enforcement agency. asserted

he → give → agency

He is close to Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, whose department houses ICE; Schroyer previously served on Mullin’s security detail, and the Secretary later made him a senior DHS advisor. asserted

him → house → detail

Schroyer also helped lead the Oklahoma Highway Patrol’s efforts to train troopers and enforce an immigration crackdown in conjunction with ICE in his state, and was deputized to make federal immigration enforcement arrests last year. asserted

Schroyer → help → arrests

Mullin and Trump both urged Congress to swiftly confirm Schroyer following his nomination. asserted

Mullin → urge → nomination

DHS → come → crackdown

ICE has not had a Senate-confirmed leader since 2017. asserted

ICE → have → 2017

Schroyer’s nomination followed former acting ICE Director Todd Lyon’s departure from the agency at the end of May. uncertain

nomination → follow → May

Long-time immigration official David Venturella has headed ICE, also in an acting capacity, since June 1. asserted

Venturella → head → June