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Trump Nominates Schroyer as ICE Director; Child-Support Issue Raises Doubts

7/21/2026

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President Donald Trump nominated former Oklahoma Highway Patrol major Richard “Lance” Schroyer as ICE director.
Schroyer’s ex-wife filed a July 27, 2021 petition alleging $304.37 unpaid child support from their January 2017 divorce.
The case was dropped in 2022 after the ex-wife wrote off the debt and custody was revised.
Immigration sources said the unpaid-support case raises doubts about Schroyer’s ability to manage the agency’s billions-dollar budget, noting he lacks experience.

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President Donald Trump nominated former Oklahoma Highway Patrol major Richard “Lance” Schroyer as ICE director.
Schroyer’s ex-wife filed a July 27, 2021 petition alleging $304.37 unpaid child support from their January 2017 divorce.
The case was dropped in 2022 after the ex-wife wrote off the debt and custody was revised.
Immigration sources said the unpaid-support case raises doubts about Schroyer’s ability to manage the agency’s billions-dollar budget, noting he lacks experience.