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Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said he had withdrawn from consideration of becoming director of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Bureau more than a year after being appointed to the post by President Biden.
“We came to this decision after praying for what was best for our country, my family, and the people of Harris County,” Gonzales tweeted Monday.
“I am grateful to have nominated me for President Biden,” Gonzales said in a social media statement, striving to overcome the paralyzing political impasse that threatens far beyond the border. I hope you do. ” “Frankly, dysfunction threatens the heart and soul of America.”
The U.S.-Mexico border continues to break records of immigrant encounters
Gonzales, Texas’s largest county sheriff, said his nominations have been stagnant for over a year and the US Senate has not confirmed the ICE director since the Biden administration.
Senator James Lankford of R-Oklahoma expressed concern about the appointment of Gonzales in March. Allegations of domestic violence against sheriffs He called on the Democratic Party to postpone the vote.
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The withdrawal of Gonzales occurs in the midst of a surge in immigrants across the southern border. Customs and Border Protection counts 239,416 records of encounters with immigrants in May, surpassing previous records of encounters with 235,478 in April.