Trump Nominates Lance Schroyer, Former Oklahoma Trooper, as ICE Director

The nomination of a career law enforcement officer with no prior federal agency leadership experience signals the administration's continued preference for operational backgrounds over...

President Donald Trump announced on June 28, 2026, via a Truth Social post that he is nominating Lance Schroyer to serve as the next director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Trump's post stated: 'I am very pleased to announce that I have nominated Lance Schroyer to be our next ICE Director,' according to the post as reported by NBC News.

Schroyer currently serves as an adviser to Markwayne Mullin, the Secretary of Homeland Security, according to The New York Times. Prior to that advisory role, Schroyer worked as an Oklahoma state trooper and served in the United States Marine Corps, according to the Washington Examiner. The Washington Examiner also reports that Schroyer has approximately 30 years of total law enforcement experience.

Schroyer would replace acting ICE Director David Venturella, who has held the position in an acting capacity, according to the Washington Examiner. As a nomination, Schroyer's appointment is subject to U.S. Senate confirmation under standard executive branch procedures outlined in Article II, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution.

In his Truth Social announcement, Trump described Schroyer as a 'PATRIOT with real operational experience' and a 'proven leader with DECADES of experience locking up the worst of the worst,' according to the Washington Examiner's reporting on the post. Trump did not specify a timeline for submitting the formal nomination package to the Senate.

Several material facts remain unknown at this stage. Schroyer's full employment history, any prior federal law enforcement roles, and his specific record during his Oklahoma state trooper career have not been detailed in public records reviewed for this report. The formal nomination package, once submitted to the Senate, would be the public document that discloses Schroyer's biographical background, and his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee or Homeland Security Committee would be the proceeding at which his qualifications would be examined under oath.