White House yanks nominee to lead Immigration and Customs Enforcement

By: Ariana Figueroa

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: September 17, 2026

Words: 264

Last Updated: 22 hours, 40 minutes ago

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WASHINGTON — The White House Thursday withdrew the nomination of Richard “Lance” Schroyer to lead the agency the president tasked with carrying out his mass deportation campaign, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Schroyer, a former Oklahoma state trooper, had yet to have his confirmation hearing before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

The chair of the committee, GOP Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, had no objections to Schroyer’s nomination, his office said in …

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