Biden to Nominate Texas Sheriff Who Criticized Trump-Era Policies to Lead ICE

Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalezs pauses while speaking outside a hospital, announcing the identity of the slain Harris County Sheriff's office deputy as Sandeep Dhaliwal in Houston on Sept. 27, 2019. Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP

WASHINGTON—U.S. President Joe Biden will nominate a Texas sheriff who criticized Trump-era immigration raids to lead the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency, the White House said on Tuesday.

Biden will tap Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, a veteran law enforcement officer and Democrat who has served since 2017 as sheriff of the most populous county in Texas, the White House said.