Sarah Saldaña

Sarah R. Saldana
Director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
In office
December 23, 2014  January 20, 2017
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byThomas S. Winkowski (acting)
Succeeded byDaniel Ragsdale (acting)
United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas
In office
September 29, 2011  December 22, 2014
PresidentBarack Obama
Personal details
Born1951 (age 7374)
Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S.
EducationDel Mar College (AS)
Texas A&I University (BS)
Southern Methodist University (JD)

Sarah Ruth Saldaña is an American attorney who served as the fourth director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from December 23, 2014, until January 20, 2017, under President Barack Obama. She was the first Latina and the second woman (after Julie Myers) to hold the position of ICE director. Previously she had served as Assistant U.S. Attorney, then U.S. Attorney, for the Northern District of Texas.