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The White House has officially withdrawn the nomination of former Oklahoma state trooper Lance Schroyer (Richard Lance Schroyer) to serve as the director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Key Details from the News:

• The Nominee: Lance Schroyer is a former Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper, U.S. Marine, and senior advisor to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin. President Donald Trump had announced his nomination in late June.

• The Withdrawal: On September 17, the White House updated its list of nomination withdrawals to include Schroyer. His nomination had been stalled in the Senate for weeks, and the White House did not provide an explicit reason for pulling his name.

• Context on Leadership: ICE has not had a Senate-confirmed director since 2017 (during the Obama administration), leaving the agency overseen by acting heads for nearly a decade due to partisan divides over immigration policy. David Venturella has been serving as the acting head of the agency.