Trump's ICE Pick Faces Internal Revolt as Rand Paul Keeps Confirmation on Hold for 2 Killings Probe
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Updated · The Daily Beast · Aug 23
Trump's ICE Pick Faces Internal Revolt as Rand Paul Keeps Confirmation on Hold for 2 Killings Probe
3 articles · Updated · The Daily Beast · Aug 23
Summary
ICE officials are privately cheering Lance Schroyer’s stalled nomination, with multiple insiders telling Politico they see Trump’s June pick as an unqualified outsider and want acting chief Dave Venturella kept in place.
Rand Paul has refused to schedule Schroyer’s confirmation hearing until the administration provides more information on investigations into ICE agents who killed two American citizens in Minneapolis in January.
Schroyer’s critics inside DHS say his selection by Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin shows weak commitment to ICE’s Trump-era focus on mass deportations, arguing he lacks relevant operational experience.
DHS and the White House still publicly back Schroyer, though Politico reported officials were comfortable letting the Senate hold continue rather than pushing to accelerate his hearing.
ICE has gone 12 years without a Senate-confirmed leader, with every director since 2014 serving only in an acting capacity.