Trump Pulls ICE Director Nominee Amid Senate Stall
Trump Pulls ICE Director Nominee Amid Senate Stall
The News
The White House withdrew its nomination of Lance Schroyer to lead U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Thursday, pulling the pick without explanation.
Schroyer, a former Oklahoma state trooper, was tapped less than three months ago to run the agency at the front of President Donald Trump's mass deportation campaign, the Washington Post reported.
His nomination had stalled in the Senate.
Why It Stalled
Just the News reported that Sen. Rand Paul's longstanding disagreements with Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin contributed to the nomination going nowhere.
MSNBC described Schroyer as unqualified for the job and said much of the blame for the failed pick is likely to land on the DHS secretary.
Timeline
Trump selects Lance Schroyer, a former Oklahoma state trooper, to lead ICE, the agency carrying out his mass deportation push.
The nomination stalls in the Senate, with Just the News pointing to friction between Sen. Rand Paul and DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin.
The White House withdraws the nomination without giving a reason, as first reported by the Washington Post and confirmed by CNN and Politico.
Reactions
The White House offered no explanation for the withdrawal.
MSNBC called Schroyer an unqualified nominee and wrote that "there will be a lot of questions about who was responsible for this debacle," with much of the blame likely falling on the DHS secretary.
Just the News highlighted Paul's history of clashes with Mullin, casting the collapse as a Republican-on-Republican problem rather than a Democratic blockade.
What's Next
ICE remains without a Senate-confirmed director while the deportation campaign continues, and the White House has not named a replacement nominee.
Any new pick would have to clear the same Senate that let Schroyer's nomination sit.
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