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White House pulls Richard Schroyer’s nomination to lead ICE
The nomination stalled in the Senate and was ultimately withdrawn. David Venturella is expected to remain in charge of the agency on an acting basis.
The White House withdrew President Donald Trump’s nomination of Richard Schroyer to lead U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, after his bid failed to move forward in the Senate.
According to CBS News Miami, Schroyer was serving as a senior adviser to Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin when Trump nominated him in June to run ICE as an assistant DHS secretary.
CBS News Miami reported that Republican Sen. Rand Paul held up the nomination while seeking details about investigations into agent-involved shootings in Minnesota. Schroyer did not advance past the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.
NBC News Politics said the withdrawal appeared in an official notice published Thursday and that the White House did not provide a reason in that notice. The outlet also reported that Schroyer is a former Oklahoma state trooper with decades of experience in local law enforcement in that state, though not specifically with ICE.
David Venturella is currently the senior official carrying out the duties of ICE director following Todd Lyons’ departure in April. CBS News Miami noted that ICE has not had a Senate-confirmed director since 2017.
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