Ed Gonzalez Has Spent Years Fighting ICE. President Biden Just Nominated Him to Run the Agency. The Harris County sheriff has been overshadowed by more-vocal Houston officials with national political aspirations, but he’s earned a reputation as an effective reformer. May 1, 2021 Harris County sheriff Ed Gonzalez at a graduation ceremony for new deputies in Humble on October 8, 2019. Sharon Steinmann/Harris County Sheriff’s Office When you ask Houstonians about Harris County sheriff Ed Gonzalez, President Joe Biden’s nominee to head the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, you hear a lot about what he isn’t. “He’s not flashy, and he doesn’t showboat,” said former Houston mayor Annise Parker. “You don’t see him too much on TV—he’s not a camera person,” Houston immigration attorney Mana Yegani noted.