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Trump Nominates Veteran Lance Schroyer as ICE Director

6/28/2026

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Summary

Story summary

President Donald Trump nominated Lance Schroyer as director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Truth Social.
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin praised the nomination and urged Senate confirmation.
Lance Schroyer has nearly 30 years of law-enforcement experience, including Marine service and leading Oklahoma 287(g) operations.
ICE has operated under 12 acting directors since the Senate confirmed a director in 2017.

History

Historical Context

After the September 11 attacks, President George W. Bush signed the 2002 Homeland Security Act, merging 22 agencies into the new Department of Homeland Security, which began operating on March 1 2003 under Secretary Tom Ridge. The department placed Immigration and Customs Enforcement under former FBI official John A. Torres, a pattern of law-enforcement leadership echoed today by Trump’s nomination of veteran Lance Schroyer.

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Story summary

President Donald Trump nominated Lance Schroyer as director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Truth Social.
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin praised the nomination and urged Senate confirmation.
Lance Schroyer has nearly 30 years of law-enforcement experience, including Marine service and leading Oklahoma 287(g) operations.
ICE has operated under 12 acting directors since the Senate confirmed a director in 2017.

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