# White House withdraws ICE director nominee

> Richard Schroyer's nomination to lead Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been withdrawn after stalling in the Senate.
- Title: White House withdraws ICE director nominee · CBS News
- Summary: Richard Schroyer's nomination to lead Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been withdrawn after stalling in the Senate. The White House withdrew Richard…
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- Source: CBS News — https://cbsnews.com/news/richard-schroyer-ice-nominee-white-house-withdraws-nomination
- Author: Kathryn  Watson
- Published: 2026-09-17T20:48:43+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: richard schroyer, ice, immigration and customs enforcement, white house, senate, markwayne mullin, rand paul, dhs, news
## Trump's ICE pick withdrawn
The White House has withdrawn President Trump's nomination of Richard Schroyer to run Immigration and Customs Enforcement after his nomination failed to advance in the Senate.
## Schroyer's role and timing
Schroyer was serving as senior adviser to DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin when Trump nominated him in June to run ICE as an assistant DHS secretary.
## Rand Paul stalled the nomination
Republican Senator Rand Paul stalled Schroyer's advancement as he demanded details of investigations into agent-involved shootings in Minnesota.
## Paul's position unclear
Schroyer did not advance past the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. Paul's office said the senator has not expressed opposition to Schroyer.

> the senator has not expressed opposition to Schroyer
## Temporary leadership in place
David Venturella is currently the senior official performing the duties of ICE director, after Todd Lyons announced his departure from the top ICE role in April.
## No confirmed director since two thousand seventeen
ICE has not had a Senate-confirmed director since two thousand seventeen, leaving the agency without permanent leadership as it continues its operations.
## Key takeaway

The White House withdrew Richard Schroyer's nomination as ICE director after the Senate failed to advance his candidacy, leaving the agency without a confirmed leader since two thousand seventeen.