United States President Donald Trump has nominated a former Oklahoma state trooper to serve as the director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), one of the primary agencies charged with carrying out his mass deportation campaign.On Saturday, Trump revealed Lance Schroyer as his pick, praising his 29 years of law enforcement experience, as well as his service as a US Marine.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list“Just like ME and our Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin, he LOVES the men and women of ICE,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.“Importantly, Lance Schroyer has what it takes to DETAIN AND DEPORT Illegal Alien Criminals, including murders [sic], rapists, and drug traffickers at a rate never seen before!”But Schroyer is a newcomer to leading a federal agency, and his degree of experience is likely to be scrutinised when his nomination goes before Congress for a confirmation hearing.Both Trump and Mullin, however, touted Schroyer’s law enforcement background as qualification for the job.“Lance is coming straight from the operational field where he ran large scale operations and worked alongside state and federal partners to remove illegal aliens from Oklahoma under the 287g program,” Mullin wrote, referencing an immigration enforcement partnership initiative.While implementing immigration laws is primarily a federal responsibility, Section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act allows ICE to deputise state and local officers to perform certain duties under its supervision. Lance Schro …
