{"id":1526,"date":"2026-06-28T12:08:52","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T12:08:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arabnewsmonitor.com\/2026\/06\/28\/trump-seeks-to-end-years-of-acting-leadership-at-ice\/"},"modified":"2026-06-28T12:08:52","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T12:08:52","slug":"trump-seeks-to-end-years-of-acting-leadership-at-ice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/?p=1526","title":{"rendered":"Trump seeks to end years of acting leadership at ICE"},"content":{"rendered":"

The US President has urged the Senate to \u201cimmediately\u201d confirm Oklahoma law enforcement veteran Lance Schroyer as the agency\u2019s director<\/strong><\/p>\n

US President Donald Trump has nominated Oklahoma law enforcement veteran Lance Schroyer to lead US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), an agency at the center of the administration\u2019s controversial crackdown on immigrants. If confirmed, he would become ICE\u2019s first permanent director in nearly a decade.<\/p>\n

In a social media post on Saturday, Trump urged lawmakers to act quickly. \u201cThe Senate must CONFIRM Lance, IMMEDIATELY \u2013 Do not delay.\u201d<\/em> He went on to describe Schroyer as a former Oklahoma state trooper and Marine who has \u201cwhat it takes to DETAIN AND DEPORT Illegal Alien Criminals… at a rate never seen before.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

A sweeping immigration enforcement campaign launched by Trump shortly after taking office has led to thousands of arrests nationwide. The administration has defended the crackdown as an effort to remove what it calls\u00a0\u201cthe worst of the worst\u201d<\/em>\u00a0criminals from the US. Public support for the campaign,\u00a0 however, has weakened in recent months, with many Americans saying the tactics have become overly aggressive and, in some cases, resulted in violence and deaths.<\/p>\n

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ICE has been led by a succession of acting directors since 2017 as previous nominees stalled, were withdrawn or were never formally put forward amid the political battles surrounding immigration.<\/p>\n

Trump\u2019s second term has already seen three acting ICE directors. Caleb Vitello took over when Trump returned to office in January 2025 before being reassigned weeks later amid reported dissatisfaction with the pace of deportations. He was succeeded by Todd Lyons, who announced his resignation in April after months of high-profile immigration raids and growing scrutiny of ICE\u2019s enforcement tactics. Longtime ICE official David Venturella then became acting director.<\/p>\n

Unlike previous ICE chiefs, Schroyer comes from a state policing background rather than the agency\u2019s senior ranks. The Wall Street Journal<\/em> reported that the choice surprised some within the agency, while former acting director Tom Homan reportedly opposed it. The newspaper said Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin pushed to elevate a trusted Oklahoma associate over another longtime immigration official. Earlier this month, Mullin called Schroyer \u201ca good friend of mine.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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One of Schroyer\u2019s main credentials is his work expanding ICE\u2019s 287(g) program, which allows trained local police officers and sheriff\u2019s deputies to perform certain immigration enforcement functions under ICE supervision.<\/p>\n

Civil rights and immigrant advocacy groups have long opposed the program, arguing that it blurs the line between local policing and federal immigration enforcement, increases the risk of racial profiling, and discourages immigrants from cooperating with police.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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