Overview
- The White House quietly pulled Lance Schroyer’s nomination, which was announced Thursday, and gave no public reason for the decision.
- Senate Homeland Security Chair Rand Paul had not scheduled a confirmation hearing while seeking DHS records on internal probes of fatal enforcement shootings, and his demand helped stall Schroyer’s advancement.
- Critics and some DHS officials questioned Schroyer’s qualifications because he has no prior ICE leadership experience, served on Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin’s security detail, and was deputized under the 287(g) state–federal program after a short training course.
- ICE will remain led by acting director David Venturella, who returned to the agency earlier this year after Todd Lyons resigned, and the White House has not named a replacement.
- The withdrawal leaves the agency running without a Senate-confirmed leader as ICE expands arrests and faces heightened congressional and public scrutiny over recruitment, training and use of force in enforcement operations.