Trump To Nominate Seasoned Cop and Marine Vet to Be New ICE Director

“President Trump made a great pick, and I’m confident Lance’s strong leadership and firsthand experience will empower the men and women of ICE to deport criminal illegal aliens, secure the homeland, and protect the American people,” he added.

“It has been 11 years since @DHSgov has had a Senate confirmed @ICEgov Director. The Senate must quickly confirm Lance Schroyer,” Mullin’s post concluded.

Mullin and Schroyer have had a longstanding relationship. ABC News reported that a source told the outlet Schroyer was Mullin’s choice to head up ICE.

David Venturella has been the acting director of ICE since he took over for Todd Lyons, who resigned from the role on May 31. Venturella will remain in this position until Schroyer is confirmed, according to the source.

Venturella assumed the role formally on June 1 after Lyons completed the transition at the end of May.

The leadership change comes during one of the most intense periods of immigration enforcement in modern U.S. history.

ICE is rapidly expanding detention capacity, increasing arrests nationwide, and operating under mounting political scrutiny from both supporters and critics of Trump’s deportation agenda.