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Joe Biden will nominate Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez to be the next director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Gonzalez is known for his opposition to Trump administration immigration policies. As sheriff, he opposed local law enforcement cooperation with ICE, ICE raids, and deportations. As head of ICE, he will oversee the enforcement of immigration law.
Gonzalez is a former Houston police officer and member of the Houston City Council. He was elected sheriff in 2016 and won re-election in 2020. During his first term as sheriff, Gonzalez was a vocal critic of Trump’s approach to illegal immigration. When first elected as sheriff, Gonzalez eliminated a Harris County partnership with ICE. The program trained deputies to screen individuals for immigration status and detain violators for ICE. He opposes ICE raids at workplaces.
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In this week s edition of only in Texas, a cow caused a traffic tie-up Wednesday morning.
Around 8:15 a.m., Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said the loose cow was on the East Freeway main lanes westbound at the East Beltway.
Only in Texas: @HCSOTexas Livestock Unit is en route to East Fwy/E & Sam Houston Pkwy N in reference to a loose cow on the East Fwy main lanes. A pedestrian is currently trying to rope the cow. There has been one crash possibly related. No injury to cow. #HouNews#HouTrafficpic.twitter.com/iVkaKN1Nub Ed Gonzalez (@SheriffEd HCSO) April 28, 2021
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Ed Gonzalez Has Been Serving Harris County for Years. Now, Heâs to Head ICE
President Joe Biden tapped Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez to head up the federal immigration agency Tuesday. Weâre taking a look back at his career.Â
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Catherine Wendlandt
4/28/2021 at 12:42pm
In a slew of nominations Tuesday, President Joe Biden tapped Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez to become the new director of the Department of Homeland Security s Immigration and Customs Enforcement.Â
If approved, Gonzalezâwho received a bachelorâs degree from the University of Houston Downtown and a masterâs degree from the University of St. Thomas, and has served in various locally elected positions for the past decadeâwould replace acting director Tae Johnson (ICE hasnât had a Senate-confirmed head since 2017) and lead 20,000 people at the federal immigration agency.Â