President Trump has nominated longtime law enforcement official Lance Schroyer to serve as the next director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), selecting a veteran of state and federal public safety operations who currently serves as a senior advisor to Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin.
If confirmed by the Senate, Schroyer would become the first Senate-confirmed ICE director in more than a decade, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
In announcing the nomination, President Trump highlighted Schroyer’s more than 29 years of law enforcement experience, including his service as a former Oklahoma State Trooper, United States Marine, and his work supporting ICE through the 287(g) program, which enables cooperation between federal immigration authorities and state and local law enforcement agencies.
Secretary Mullin also praised the nomination, saying Schroyer’s operational leadership and experience working alongside state and federal partners make him well suited to lead the agency.
Schroyer currently oversees the strategic coordination of immigration enforcement as Senior Advisor to the Secretary of Homeland Security, serving as a liaison among local, regional, and federal law enforcement agencies.
Before joining DHS in March 2026, Schroyer served as a major with the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety, where he led the Emergency Services Unit. In that role, he directed multiple specialized teams responsible for child recovery, disaster response, civil disturbance operations, immigration enforcement, dignitary protection, threat assessment, and rapid response.
According to DHS, Schroyer also led large-scale 287(g) enforcement initiatives, coordinated multi-agency law enforcement partnerships, managed emergency response operations, and developed tactical teams responsible for major event security and other high-risk missions.
His law enforcement career began in 1997, and after serving with the Tulsa Police Department, he joined the Oklahoma Highway Patrol in 2000. Over nearly three decades of public service, Schroyer has built experience in crisis management, incident command, special weapons and tactics, interview and interrogation, and interagency operations.
Schroyer’s nomination now moves to the U.S. Senate for confirmation.
