White House withdraws nomination of Lance Schroyer as ICE director

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Barr, L. (2026, September 18). White House withdraws nomination of Lance Schroyer as ICE director. ABC News (US). https://abcnews.com/Politics/white-house-withdraws-nomination-lance-schroyer-ice-director/story?id=136537649

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ABC News (US) · collected 2026-09-18 · by Luke Barr

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The White House has withdrawn Lance Schroyer’s nomination as the director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), citing lack of qualifications that faced criticism from both parties. Schroyer had been nominated in June but his nomination stalled in the Senate committee due to concerns over his credentials for leading ICE, which oversees a $75 billion budget and is central to enforcing immigration laws under President Trump’s administration.
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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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Narrative

The agency has become a focal point of the president's second-term deportation push and the Republican-controlled Congress has given the agency the resources to carry out the administration's agenda. ICE has come under scrutiny during its push to deport those in the country illegally for what some Democrats say are heavy-handed tactics and a rush to hire candidates that weren't qualified for the job.
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🔮 Former acting ICE Director Todd Lyons retired in May and David Venturella, a former private prisons executive, has been running the agency since then.
2026-09-19 · ABC News (US)
White House withdraws nomination of Lance Schroyer as ICE director · assertive framing

Claims (12 extracted, 2 hedged)

White House withdraws nomination of Lance Schroyer as ICE director Critics from both parties said Schroyer wasn't qualified for the job. asserted
Schroyer → withdraw → job
The White House has withdrawn the nomination of Lance Schroyer to be the next Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) director, according to a notice posted on the White House website Thursday. uncertain
House → withdraw → website
The agency has not had a Senate-confirmed director since 2017. asserted
agency → have → 2017
Former acting ICE Director Todd Lyons retired in May and David Venturella, a former private prisons executive, has been running the agency since then. uncertain
Venturella → act → agency
Schroyer, a former Oklahoma state trooper and close confidant of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, was nominated in June but faced pushback from the president's base and Democrats over what they said was his lack of qualifications for the job. asserted
they → nominate → job
His nomination had stalled in the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. asserted
nomination → stall → Committee
The White House did not give a reason for withdrawing Schroyer's nomination. asserted
House → give → nomination
ABC News has reached out to the White House for comment. asserted
News → reach → comment
The agency has become a focal point of the president's second-term deportation push and the Republican-controlled Congress has given the agency the resources to carry out the administration's agenda. ICE has come under scrutiny during its push to deport those in the country illegally for what some Democrats say are heavy-handed tactics and a rush to hire candidates that weren't qualified for the job. asserted
that → become → job
In nominating Schroyer in June, Trump touted his 29 years of service as a law enforcement officer in Oklahoma and said Schroyer will enforce the administration's crackdown on undocumented immigrants. asserted
Schroyer → nominate → immigrants
Schroyer, who served in the Marine Corps, is currently a senior adviser to Mullin, a former senator from Oklahoma. asserted
who → serve → Oklahoma
Schroyer was Mullin's pick to lead ICE, a source with knowledge of the decision told ABC News. asserted
source → lead → News
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