White House pulls ICE nominee who drew MAGA pushback

Source: www.axios.com · Section: politics · Bias: Center · Published: Thu, 17 Sep 2026 17:59:54 GMT

The White House is pulling Lance Schroyer's stalled nomination to lead ICE.The big picture: Schroyer's limited immigration experience created tension between Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin and border czar Tom Homan, along with other MAGA figures, Axios' Brittany Gibson reported last month.Driving the news: The White House did not explain why it withdrew the nomination of Schroyer, a former Oklahoma state highway trooper.Schroyer was also formerly part of Mullin's security detail.Catch up quick: Trump announced Schroyer's nomination in June, saying he "has what it takes to DETAIN AND DEPORT Illegal Alien Criminals."He urged the Senate to "CONFIRM Lance, IMMEDIATELY" — but that didn't happen. David Venturella, who previously worked for a private prison operator, is the current acting ICE director.Friction point: Schroyer would've taken over a multi-billion dollar budget, inflated under the Trump administration, and a sprawling immigration crackdown that's triggered mass protests, lawsuits and due process concerns.Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) threatened to delay Schroyer's confirmation hearing until he received more information about the killings of two U.S. citizens in Minnesota earlier this year, The Wall Street Journal reported last month.This is a breaking news story and will be updated.

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