Trump names Lance Schroyer for ICE

President Trump nominated Lance Schroyer, a former Oklahoma state trooper and Marine, to direct Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The nomination sends ICE back to the Senate after years without a confirmed director.

1. Frame 1Trump puts Lance Schroyer before the Senate for ICE director, bringing the federal agency back to confirmation after years of acting control.
2. Frame 2ICE has not had a Senate-confirmed director since the Obama administration, leaving acting leaders to steer enforcement.
3. Frame 3Schroyer is a former Oklahoma state trooper and Marine with more than 29 years in law enforcement.
4. Frame 4He serves as senior adviser to Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, who praised the nomination Saturday.
5. Frame 5The pick follows Todd Lyons's May resignation while former private-prison executive David Venturella leads ICE in acting capacity.
6. Frame 6The Senate confirmation fight decides whether Schroyer gains formal authority over ICE's immigration-enforcement agenda.