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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.
Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, a vocal critic of Trump s immigration policies, tapped by Biden to lead ICE
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Immigrants applaud Biden’s immigration plan, prepare for action By Olivia P. Tallet, Staff writer
January could have marked a sad, forced return to El Salvador for Angela Hernandez’s family after living in the United States for 23 years. Instead, she said President Joe Biden’s action on immigration on the same day of his inauguration has turned Jan. 20 into one of the most hopeful that she can remember.
Only a few months ago, on a day in mid-September, the Salvadoran immigrant said she woke up to yet more news about the Donald Trump administration’s quest to expel around 400,000 immigrants like her who have been legally residing and working in the country with Temporary Protected Status or TPS.