2026-06-30T10:00:25.309Z / https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/30/politics/lance-schroyer-ice-markwayne-mullin
据五位了解相关内情的消息人士向美国有线电视新闻网（CNN）透露，在新岗位上经历了一段偶尔波折的开局后，国土安全部部长马克韦恩·马林赢得了一场内部辩论，唐纳德·特朗普总统随后宣布提名前俄克拉荷马州州警兰斯·施罗耶出任移民海关执法局（ICE）局长。
这个隶属于国土安全部的联邦机构负责落实特朗普的大规模驱逐承诺；如果获得确认，施罗耶将牵头推进这项任务，本届政府正努力交出前所未有的成果。他将负责增加移民逮捕人数、扩大拘留设施规模，尽管本届政府不得不出售或重新利用一些遭到两党反对的仓库。
特朗普第二届政府时期的三位移民海关执法局局长均以代理身份履职。马林于今年3月就任部长后，首要任务之一便是在时任代理局长托德·莱昂斯宣布离职后，挑选该机构的负责人。
消息人士称，马林最初提名了塔尔萨县警长维克·雷加拉多，这引发了一些白宫官员的不满，他们认为雷加拉多并非合适人选。（雷加拉多曾公开表示自己退出了候选人考虑。）
当马林的首选候选人无法获得白宫支持时，他转而选择了施罗耶——他在今年的全国警长协会活动中称施罗耶是“我的一位好友”。施罗耶目前担任马林的高级顾问，也曾是马林在参议院期间的安保团队成员。
但消息人士称，内部就施罗耶是否为合适人选存在分歧，尤其是在本届政府面临压力、需要展示总统移民打压政策成果之际。
“施罗耶是马克韦恩的人——但他最终是由总统任命的，”一位消息人士表示，并指出特朗普曾面试过施罗耶并对他印象良好。
据国土安全部一位官员透露，资深移民官员戴维·文丘瑞拉将继续担任代理移民海关执法局局长，直至施罗耶获得确认。
移民海关执法局自奥巴马政府以来就没有经过参议院确认的局长，若施罗耶的提名进入审议程序，议员们可能会质疑其相对缺乏相关经验的问题。该机构的激进策略遭到了民主党人和部分共和党人的批评，这也将成为确认听证会的辩论焦点。
一位白宫官员向CNN透露，马林在候选人遴选过程中始终与被视为特朗普移民政策首席设计师的斯蒂芬·米勒磋商，并补充称米勒对总统任命施罗耶的决定表示支持。
白宫边境事务专员汤姆·霍曼是特朗普的亲密盟友，同时也是资深移民海关执法局官员，他通常支持具备移民执法经验的人士出任移民海关执法局局长。但消息人士称，霍曼与马林的关系稳固。
马林在周六的一份声明中称赞施罗耶拥有数十年的执法生涯，并与移民海关执法局有过合作，他表示：“特朗普总统做出了绝佳选择，我相信兰斯的强势领导和亲身经验将赋予移民海关执法局的男女员工们能力，以驱逐刑事性非法外籍人士、保卫国土并保护美国人民。”
白宫发言人阿比盖尔·杰克逊在一份声明中表示：“总统的整个法治团队正紧密协作，落实总统驱逐非法外籍人士、保卫边境安全的议程。归根结底，是总统做出这些决定，而他的团队将推进执行这些决定。”
施罗耶的获选是马林在国土安全部留下个人印记的最新例证，但幕后的分歧也揭示了一些消息人士所称的“成长阵痛”。
“从民选官员转变为政府工作人员，这真的很难。他们曾经掌控自己的天地，如今却不再如此，”一位资深白宫官员对CNN表示，并补充道，归根结底，本届政府中的每个人都为特朗普工作，而非为自己。
“他们以为自己能主导所有交易，需要数月时间才能进入状态，但过程确实充满波折。马克韦恩也经历了这些，但程度不如其他人那么严重，”这位资深白宫官员补充道。
消息人士称，马林对在白宫的严密监督下开展工作感到沮丧。
“马林必须学习规矩——包括从政策到人事的所有事项都要经过白宫审核——这是一个学习曲线，”另一位官员表示。
一位消息人士称，马林有时不得不让米勒知晓部门正在开展的所有工作。（一位白宫官员对此予以反驳。）消息人士称，尽管米勒和马林的工作关系“积极”，但马林偶尔会在移民信息传递和政策方面公开表达不同意见。
“所有政策都必须经过斯蒂芬，作为白宫的延伸，”一位消息人士表示，并再次指出，对于从外部岗位进入白宫的人来说，这种运作模式并不熟悉。一位白宫官员告诉CNN，作为政策副幕僚长，米勒负责贯穿本届政府的各项政策决策，包括移民政策。
一位消息人士告诉CNN，马林有时也会在政策执行方面与霍曼产生分歧，因为他在移民执法方面经验较少。
部长们挑选自己熟悉的机构负责人并非罕见之事。前国土安全部部长克里斯蒂·诺姆就聘请了曾担任其政治主任的麦迪逊·谢汉出任移民海关执法局副局长。
马林多次明确表示，与前部长诺姆的高调风格相比，他更倾向于一种“低调”的行事方式。但目标始终如一：提高非法移民的逮捕人数。
How Trump chose a former Oklahoma state trooper to lead ICE — and handed Markwayne Mullin a win
2026-06-30T10:00:25.309Z / https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/30/politics/lance-schroyer-ice-markwayne-mullin
After an occasionally rocky start in his new post, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin won an internal debate when President Donald Trump announced he was nominating Lance Schroyer, a former Oklahoma state trooper, to lead Immigration and Customs Enforcement, five sources familiar with the dynamic told CNN.
The federal agency, which falls under DHS, is charged with carrying out Trump’s pledge of mass deportations; if confirmed, Schroyer would lead that task as the administration tries to deliver unprecedented results. He’d be charged with increasing immigration arrests and ramping up detention space, even as the administration had to sell or find ways to repurpose some warehouses that received bipartisan pushback.
All three ICE directors in the second Trump administration have served in an acting capacity. One of Mullin’s first tasks after assuming the role of secretary in March was selecting a leader for the agency after then-Acting Director Todd Lyons announced his departure.
Mullin originally proposed a different candidate, Tulsa County Sheriff Vic Regalado, which caused friction with some White House officials, who did not think he was the correct fit, the sources said. (Regalado said publicly he took himself out of consideration.)
When it became clear that Mullin’s first choice was not going to get White House support, Mullin turned to Schroyer, whom he called a “good friend of mine” at a National Sheriffs’ Association event this year. Schroyer currently serves as a senior adviser to Mullin and was part of Mullin’s security detail in the Senate.
But there were internal disagreements over whether he was the right fit, particularly when the administration is under pressure to show results from the president’s immigration crackdown, the sources said.
“Schroyer is Markwayne’s person— but he was ultimately appointed by the president,” one source said, noting that Trump has interviewed Schroyer and liked him.
Longtime immigration official David Venturella is expected to stay as acting ICE director until Schroyer is confirmed, according to a DHS official.
ICE hasn’t had a Senate-confirmed leader since the Obama administration, and lawmakers could take issue with Schroyer’s relative lack of experience if or when his nomination is considered. The agency’s aggressive tactics, which have drawn criticism from Democrats and some Republicans, would also be the subject of debate at a confirmation hearing.
Mullin consulted with Stephen Miller, who is considered the chief architect of Trump’s immigration policy, throughout the candidate selection process, a White House official told CNN, adding that Miller was supportive of the president’s decision to appoint Schroyer.
White House border czar Tom Homan, a close Trump ally and veteran ICE official, has generally pushed for people with immigration enforcement experience to serve as ICE director. But sources said the relationship between Homan and Mullin is solid.
In a statement Saturday, Mullin touted Schroyer’s decades-long career in law enforcement and collaboration with ICE, saying: “President Trump made a great pick, and I’m confident Lance’s strong leadership and firsthand experience will empower the men and women of ICE to deport criminal illegal aliens, secure the homeland, and protect the American people.”
White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson said in a statement: “The President’s entire law and order team is working closely together to execute on the President’s agenda to deport illegal aliens and keep our border secure. Ultimately, the President is the one who makes these decisions and his team moves forward to act on them.”
Schroyer’s selection is the latest example of Mullin making his mark on the department, but disagreements behind the scenes also reveal what some sources described as “growing pains.”
“It is really hard to be an elected official and then become staff. They’ve been master of their own universe, and now they’re not,” one senior White House official said to CNN, adding that at the end of the day everyone in the administration works for Trump, not themselves.
“They think they’re going to be the guy brokering all the deals and it takes several months to get into a groove, but it’s really rocky. And Markwayne has had some of that, but it hasn’t been as rocky as others,” the senior White House official added.
Sources said that Mullin has expressed frustration with working under the close watch of the White House.
“Mullin has had to learn the ropes—including checking everything through the White House from policy to personnel—and it’s been a learning curve,” another official said.
At times, one of the sources said, Mullin has bumped up against having to keep Miller in the loop on everything the department is doing. (One White House official pushed back on that.) The sources said that while Miller and Mullin have a “positive” working relationship, Mullin has occasionally disagreed openly on both immigration messaging and policy.
“All policy has to run through Stephen as an extension of the White House,” one source said, noting again that this is not a familiar dynamic to those coming into the White House from outside positions. As deputy chief of staff for policy, Miller is across policy making decisions throughout the administration, including immigration, a White House official told CNN.
Mullin has also sometimes butted heads with Homan on policy implementation because he has less experience in immigration enforcement, one source told CNN.
It’s not unusual for secretaries to select agency leadership familiar to them. Former DHS Secretary Kristi Noem brought onMadison Sheahan, who previously worked as her political director, to serve as ICE deputy director.
Mullin has repeatedly made clear that he prefers a more “quiet” approach compared to former Noem’s flashiness. But the goal remains the same: driving up the number of arrests of undocumented immigrants.
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