President Donald Trump announced Saturday that he plans to nominate Lance Schroyer, a former Oklahoma state trooper, to take over as the director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Trump made the announcement on his Truth Social platform, describing Schroyer as a “PATRIOT with real operational experience, and proven leader with DECADES of experience locking up the worst of the worst.”
The move comes following the resignation of former ICE director Todd Lyons, who stepped down at the end of May. Since then, David Venturella, who previously worked as an executive at a private prison company, has been filling the role as acting head of the agency.
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, a former congressman who also hails from Oklahoma, is still getting settled into his position leading the Cabinet department that oversees ICE. Mullin has pledged to keep his agency out of the spotlight and has signaled a more measured approach to immigration, though he is expected to support the president’s push for mass deportations.
Mullin wasted no time praising the nomination on X, writing: “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.”
