ICE Nominee Faces Backlash Within Agency as Confirmation Stalls
TL;DR
Trump’s pick to head ICE, Lance Schroyer, faces internal opposition from agency insiders who prefer acting chief Dave Venturella, and his confirmation is stalled in the Senate after Rand Paul requests more information amid ongoing ICE investigations; the dispute signals tension over Trump’s deportation agenda within DHS lead by Mullin.
- Trump’s ICE Pick Faces Inside Revolt From Own Agency The Daily Beast
- Trump’s ICE pick is stuck in the Senate — and DHS officials are relieved Politico
- DHS officials launch scathing attack on Trump’s pick to lead ICE as nomination stalls in the Senate: report The Independent
- Trump’s ICE nominee helped lead one of the harshest immigration crackdowns in U.S. The Washington Post
- Lance Schroyer, a former Oklahoma Highway Patrol major, was recently tapped by President Trump to lead ICE. Schroyer helped spearhead the Highway Patrol’s effort to enforce immigration laws and work with ICE, according to DHS and state officials. https:// facebook.com
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