President Donald Trump has nominated Lance Schroyer, a former Oklahoma state trooper, as the next director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Schroyer, a former U.S. Marine, has been described by Trump as a “patriot with real operational experience” and a “proven leader with decades of experience locking up the worst of the worst.”
Background and Nomination
Schroyer’s nomination comes after former ICE director Todd Lyons resigned at the end of May. David Venturella, a former executive at a private prison operator, has been serving as the acting head of the agency. If confirmed, Schroyer will lead ICE at a time when the public mood has soured on Trump’s immigration crackdown, which sent surges of federal immigration officers into American cities to round up illegal immigrants.
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, also from Oklahoma and a former congressman for the state, praised Schroyer’s nomination, stating that 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.
Original reporting: KTBS 3 (Shreveport) — read the source article.
