Former Oklahoma trooper nominated by Trump to head up ICE

By: Ariana Figueroa

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: June 29, 2026

Words: 597

Last Updated: 10 hours, 13 minutes ago

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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has nominated a former Oklahoma state trooper to lead U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, an agency tasked with carrying out the president’s mass deportation campaign.

Richard “Lance” Schroyer’s nomination on June 27 comes on the heels of a U.S. Supreme Court decision that allowed the Trump administration to strip legal status for 350,000 Haitians and 6,000 Syrians, a move that opens them up to deportation.

“Lance Schroyer has …

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