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Trump Withdraws ICE Director Nominee After Republican Senator Blocks Confirmation Hearing
The President did not provide an explanation for his decision to withdraw the nomination. The White House did not immediately respond to TIME’s request for more information.
Schroyer’s pick was somewhat of a surprise, given that he has no experience leading a law enforcement agency. He is close to Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, whose department houses ICE; Schroyer previously served on Mullin’s security detail, and the Secretary later made him a senior DHS advisor.
Schroyer also helped lead the Oklahoma Highway Patrol’s efforts to train troopers and enforce an immigration crackdown in conjunction with ICE in his state, and was deputized to make federal immigration enforcement arrests last year.
Mullin and Trump both urged Congress to swiftly confirm Schroyer following his nomination.
“Lance is coming straight from the operational field where he ran large scale operations and worked alongside state and federal partners to remove illegal aliens from Oklahoma,” Mullin said at the time, adding that Trump “made a great pick.”
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