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White House Withdraws Lance Schroyer Nomination To Lead ICE
White House withdrew Lance Schroyer's nomination to lead ICE less than three months after announcement. Senate confirmation hearing had not been scheduled; nomination stalled after Rand Paul blocked details.
Whether Schroyer lacked immigration-enforcement experience is emphasised as a concern.
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CNN
“Immigration hardliners, as well as some Homeland Security officials, had also cast doubt on Schroyer’s nomination given his lack of experience in immigration enforcement”Read the original ↗
The Daily Wire
“Some reports indicate that officials within DHS were concerned that Schroyer lacked adequate experience enforcing immigration law and working in the federal government.”Read the original ↗
Mainstream reports ground doubts in hardliners, while the alternative outlet attributes them to DHS officials.
Schroyer Nomination Pulled
The White House withdrew President Donald Trump’s nomination of former Oklahoma state trooper Lance Schroyer to lead Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Thursday, according to a notice published Thursday.
“The White House did not say in the notice why Schroyer’s nomination was withdrawn.”
NBC News reported that the White House did not say in the notice why Schroyer’s nomination was withdrawn, and ICE did not immediately provide a response about the withdrawal.
Schroyer, a senior adviser to Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, was the secretary’s top pick to take over as director of ICE after Todd Lyons’ exit from the position in April.
Acting ICE Director David Venturella was expected to remain in his role leading the agency for the time being, according to an ICE spokesperson.
The New York Times said the agency has not had a confirmed director since 2017, with Venturella serving as acting chief.
Senate Block and Pushback
The nomination stalled after Republican Sen. Rand Paul blocked Schroyer’s confirmation hearing by asking the Homeland Security Department for more information about investigations into agent-involved shootings in Minneapolis earlier this year, according to The Daily Wire.T
Time Magazine reported that Paul blocked the process by delaying 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.
Time also quoted Trump’s June social media post saying, “Lance has firsthand experience getting Illegal Aliens OFF our streets and, just like ME and our Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin, he LOVES the men and women of ICE.”
Time further reported that Mullin urged Congress to swiftly confirm Schroyer, and Mullin said at the time, “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,”
The Daily Wire added that it was unclear why the White House withdrew Schroyer’s nomination, while noting that some reports said DHS officials were concerned Schroyer lacked adequate experience enforcing immigration law and working in the federal government. T
What Happens Next
With the nomination withdrawn, ICE remains led by acting officials, and NBC News said Acting ICE Director David Venturella was expected to remain in his role leading the agency for the time being.
“Acting ICE Director David Venturella is expected to remain in his role leading the agency for the time being”
The New York Times said the agency has not had a confirmed director since 2017, and it described “increasing scrutiny” with operations across the United States facing protests and pushback from local leaders.
Raw Story said ICE has now gone without a Senate-confirmed director since 2017, spanning both the Biden administration and Trump’s first term, and it cited a New York Times report that the White House offered no explanation for the reversal.
Time Magazine reported that Schroyer’s nomination followed former acting ICE Director Todd Lyon’s departure from the agency at the end of May, and it said Venturella has headed ICE in an acting capacity since June 1.
Time also quoted Democratic Sen. Gary Peters of Michigan saying, “Despite the public's urging,” “we now have an agency that has been engaging in increasingly questionable and escalatory behavior and refuses to be transparent and accountable to the American people.”