Lance Schroyer

Richard Lance Schroyer (born 1971/1972) is an American former law enforcement officer who is set to become the Director of United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement pending Senate approval.

Early life and education Richard Lance Schroyer graduated from Moore High School in Moore, Oklahoma, and from Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College.

Career Schroyer began working in law enforcement in Oklahoma in 1997. By the following year, he had become an officer in the Tulsa Police Department. Schroyer became an Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper by December 2000. He later became a major in the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety, where among other duties he handled operations in the 287(g) program. Since March 2026, when Markwayne Mullin became Secretary of Homeland Security, Schroyer has served as a senior advisor to Mullin. the agency's director had not been confirmed by the Senate since 2017.