President Donald Trump nominated Lance Schroyer, a former Oklahoma state trooper and U.S. Marine with 29 years of law enforcement experience, to serve as the next director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, replacing Todd Lyons pending Senate confirmation. Schroyer, recently hired by the Department of Homeland Security, has worked with ICE through the 287(g) program, which allows state and local law enforcement to partner with federal immigration authorities. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, Schroyer's home-state peer, praised the nomination, stating that Schroyer's leadership and experience will help ICE enforce deportations and secure the homeland. The nomination comes as ICE undergoes massive growth following a $75 billion injection that has allowed for the hiring of 12,000 officers and increased detention capacity.