Trump withdraws Lance Schroyer, a former Oklahoma state trooper, as his nominee to lead ICE

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On September 18, 2026, the White House withdrew its nomination of Lance Schroyer, a former Oklahoma state trooper and close ally of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, to lead U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The withdrawal comes amid criticism over ICE's handling of enforcement operations, including civilian deaths, and follows Senator Rand Paul’s refusal to hold a hearing without further information on these incidents. ICE has been without a Senate-confirmed leader since the Obama administration, with David Venturella serving as acting director since earlier this year.
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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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The White House said Thursday (September 18, 2026) 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.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-18
🔮 The White House said Thursday (September 18, 2026) 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.
2026-09-18 · The Hindu
Trump withdraws Lance Schroyer, a former Oklahoma state trooper, as his nominee to lead ICE · assertive framing

Claims (18 extracted, 1 hedged)

The White House said Thursday (September 18, 2026) 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. asserted
agency → say → leader
Schroyer, who has little experience in immigration, is close to Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, a former U.S. senator from Oklahoma. asserted
who → have → Oklahoma
The White House offered no comment in a brief statement. asserted
House → offer → statement
The latest setback comes as the agency remains under withering scrutiny over its handling of enforcement operations. asserted
agency → come → operations
Critics have questioned how ICE has recruited and trained officers as it raced to hire thousands to carry out President Trump’s promise of mass deportations. asserted
it → question → deportations
Officers have shot and killed multiple people, including two American citizens in Minneapolis earlier this year. asserted
Officers → shoot → Minneapolis
Senator 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. asserted
he → refuse → operations
“I don’t have a concern with who the nominee was. asserted
nominee → have → concern
I had asked them to give me an update on the internal investigation into civilian deaths,” Mr Paul, R-Ky., told The Associated Press. asserted
Paul → ask → Press
“And I’m still waiting.” asserted
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. asserted
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. asserted
Arrests → continue → administration
Mr Paul said he intended to hold a hearing on Schroyer’s nomination, but it never came to that. asserted
it → say → that
He only heard about the nomination being withdrawn when the White House made it public Thursday (September 17). asserted
it → hear → ?
ICE has not had a Senate-confirmed leader since the Obama administration. asserted
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. asserted
Lyons → return → director
When Mr Trump nominated Schroyer in June, Mr 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.” asserted
pick → nominate → worst
The administration did not indicate when it might announce another pick for the position. uncertain
it → indicate → position
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