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Trump Picks Lance Schroyer as New ICE Director
The New York Times • • general
Key Points:
- President Trump announced the nomination of Lance Schroyer, a former Oklahoma state trooper, to lead Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), urging the Senate to confirm him quickly.
- Schroyer would be the first Senate-confirmed ICE director since 2017, a position that has been vacant since an Obama-era official retired.
- Schroyer has limited national policy experience and no prior ICE work but currently serves as a senior adviser to Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin.
- ICE has faced intense scrutiny due to its role in deportations and controversial incidents, including the deaths of two Americans in Minneapolis earlier this year.
- David Venturella, a former ICE official, is serving as acting director and will remain in that role until Schroyer’s confirmation.
