President Donald Trump announced Saturday the nomination of Lance Schroyer to serve as the next director of U.
S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), according to The Guardian.
Schroyer, a former Oklahoma State Trooper and U. S.
Marine, would succeed acting director David Venturella if confirmed by the Senate. ICE has not had a Senate-confirmed permanent director since early 2017.
Background and Experience
Trump highlighted Schroyer's 29 years of law enforcement experience in Oklahoma, a state where Trump won all 77 counties in 2016, 2020, and 2024.
He called Schroyer a "PATRIOT with real operational experience" and a "proven leader with DECADES of experience locking up the worst of the worst."
The president also noted Schroyer's "firsthand experience getting Illegal Aliens OFF our streets" and his capability to "DETAIN AND DEPORT Illegal Alien Criminals, including murders, rapists, and drug traffickers at a rate never seen before."
Trump added that his administration has the highest daily arrest rate by ICE and CBP of any president.
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said Schroyer "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 noted Schroyer comes from the operational field, where he ran large-scale operations and worked with state and federal partners to remove illegal aliens from Oklahoma under the 287(g) program.
He also pointed out it has been 11 years since ICE had a confirmed leader.
