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President Trump withdrew Lance Schroyer, a former Oklahoma state trooper, as his nominee to lead U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). This decision comes amid scrutiny over ICE's operations and recruitment practices, following an increase in arrests and civilian deaths during enforcement actions. Senator Rand Paul had requested internal investigation details on these incidents before agreeing to hold confirmation hearings for Schroyer, who was nominated due to his relationship with Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin but lacked significant immigration experience.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-18,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
The White House withdrew President Trump's nomination of Lance Schroyer, an ex-Oklahoma state trooper and close associate of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, to lead Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in late June 2023. Schroyer’s nomination failed to advance past the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee due to Republican Senator Rand Paul's demand for more information regarding investigations into fatal shootings by ICE agents in Minneapolis earlier that year.
David Venturella, currently serving as acting director of ICE since April when Todd Lyons stepped down, is expected to continue leading the agency following Schroyer’s withdrawal. ICE has lacked a Senate-confirmed leader since 2017. Critics raised concerns about Schroyer's qualifications and lack of direct experience in immigration enforcement, despite his extensive background in state law enforcement.
Written for “ICE Director Nominee Withdrawal” on 2026-09-18,
grounded in this article and the 10 other(s) covering the same event.
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The latest setback comes as the agency remains under withering scrutiny over its handling of enforcement operations.
left criticizes ICE's enforcement practices
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Critics have question how ICE has recruited and trained officers as it raced to hire thousands to carry out Trump's promise of mass deportations.
left describes critics' concerns about ICE's methods
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Officers have shot and killed multiple people, including two American citizens in Minneapolis earlier this year.
left highlights controversial incidents involving ICE officers
Leaning score -0.45 for article 17230 (high confidence, 3 verified quotes) · logged 2026-09-18
Trump withdraws Lance Schroyer, a former Oklahoma state trooper, as his nominee to lead ICE
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House said Thursday that it was withdrawing its nomination of Lance Schroyer, a former Oklahoma state trooper, to lead U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ensuring that an agency at the forefront of President Donald Trump's domestic agenda will remain without a Senate-confirmed leader for at least a while longer.
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agency → withdraw → leader
Schroyer, who has little experience in immigration, is close to Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, a former U.S. senator from Oklahoma.
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who → have → Oklahoma
The White House offered no comment in a brief statement.
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House → offer → statement
The latest setback comes as the agency remains under withering scrutiny over its handling of enforcement operations.
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agency → come → operations
Critics have question how ICE has recruited and trained officers as it raced to hire thousands to carry out Trump's promise of mass deportations.
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it → recruit → deportations
Officers have shot and killed multiple people, including two American citizens in Minneapolis earlier this year.
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Officers → shoot → Minneapolis
Sen. Rand Paul, the chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, had refused to hold a hearing on the nominee until DHS provided him with information he had been seeking about civilian deaths during ICE enforcement operations.
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he → refuse → operations
"I don't have a concern with who the nominee was.
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nominee → have → concern
I had asked them to give me an update on the internal investigation into civilian deaths," Paul, R-Ky., told The Associated Press.
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Paul → ask → Press
"And I'm still waiting."
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I → wait → ?
When Mullin took over DHS in March, he pledged a lower-profile approach to immigration enforcement, pulling back on the aggressive, tumultuous crackdown on the streets of large cities that sparked widespread public condemnation.
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that → take → condemnation
Arrests have continued to accelerate, reaching nearly 51,000 in August, the highest single monthly arrest total during the second Trump administration.
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Arrests → continue → administration
Paul said he intended to hold a hearing on Schroyer's nomination but it never came to that.
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it → say → that
He only heard about the nomination being withdrawn when the White House made it public Thursday.
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it → hear → ?
ICE has not had a Senate-confirmed leader since the Obama administration.
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ICE → have → administration
David Venturella, a former executive at a private prison operator, returned to the agency as acting director earlier this year after Todd Lyons resigned.
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Lyons → return → director
When Trump nominated Schroyer in June, Trump said on his Truth Social platform that his pick was "a PATRIOT with real operational experience" and a "proven leader with DECADES of experience locking up the worst of the worst."
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pick → nominate → worst
The administration did not indicate when it might announce another pick for the position.
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it → indicate → position
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