Trump Taps 29-Year Vet Lance Schroyer to Lead ICE
President Trump said Saturday that he has nominated Lance Schroyer to serve as the next ICE Director. Schroyer is a former Oklahoma State Trooper and a United States Marine. The pick would put a long-time law enforcement figure in one of the most closely watched immigration jobs in Washington.
The nomination also stands out because ICE has gone 11 years without a Senate-confirmed director. That is a long stretch for an agency that sits at the center of the immigration fight. If Schroyer gets through the Senate, he would inherit a job built around arrests, removals, and coordination with state and local police.
Trump praised Schroyer’s background and said he has real hands-on experience. In his statement, Trump said, “I am very pleased to announce that I have nominated Lance Schroyer to be our next ICE Director.”
Schroyer’s résumé is heavy on street-level policing. Trump said he has over 29 years of law enforcement experience in Oklahoma, and that he has worked on 287(g) partnerships with ICE. Those partnerships let local agencies work more directly with federal immigration authorities, which is exactly the kind of setup the administration has been leaning on.
Markwayne Mullin also backed the move. “With over 29 years of law enforcement experience, Lance will play a vital role in helping deliver on the President’s mandate from the American people to target, arrest, and deport illegal aliens,” Mullin said.
“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 under the 287g program,” Mullin said.
“President Trump made a great pick, and I’m confident Lance’s strong leadership and firsthand experience will empower the men and women of ICE to deport criminal illegal aliens, secure the homeland, and protect the American people,” he said.
The story also says Todd Lyons, the previous acting ICE director, submitted his resignation earlier this year to DHS Chief Markwayne Mullin. That leaves Schroyer in line for a role that could shape how aggressively ICE moves on enforcement going forward.
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For supporters of tougher immigration enforcement, this is the kind of nomination that sends a clear message. Trump is not looking for a soft bureaucrat. He is choosing someone with boots-on-the-ground experience who has worked cases, worked partners, and worked the enforcement side from the inside. Now the Senate gets a say in whether he gets the job.