White House Withdraws Trump's ICE Nominee Amid Republican Opposition
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White House withdraws Trump's ICE nominee Richard Schroyer - BBC News
The White House has withdrawn President Donald Trump's nominee to lead Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after a Republican senator joined Democrats in opposing his confirmation.
Richard Schroyer, who was serving as a senior aide to the secretary of Homeland Security when Trump picked him in June, had his nomination withdrawn on Thursday in a short memo that did not explain the decision. The BBC has requested comment from the White House.
Republican Senator Rand Paul had been blocking the nomination, demanding more information about ICE and Border Patrol shootings that killed two Americans in Minneapolis in January.
Schroyer, a close ally of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullins, had previously worked with the Oklahoma Highway Patrol for 29 years and served in the US Marines. His selection was considered unexpected given his lack of experience in overseeing a large law enforcement agency.
The position, requiring Senate confirmation, remains unfilled. Schroyer's nomination stalled in the Senate's Homeland Security committee and did not reach a full vote.
ICE, led temporarily by David Venturella since Todd Lyon's departure in April, has been without a Senate-confirmed leader since 2017.
The withdrawal is a defeat for Trump and Mullins as the administration continues its campaign to achieve the largest deportation effort in US history.
Paul, as chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, stated he would not advance the nomination until the White House provided more details about the Minneapolis shootings.
National protests took place earlier this year following the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. Both US citizens, they were protesting when they were fatally shot in separate encounters with ICE agents in January.