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Homeland Security

Obama Nominates Two For Senior Positions At DHS

By Cal Biesecker

Friday, August 29th, 2014

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Obama Nominates Two For Senior Positions At DHS

U.S. Attorney Sarah Saldana. Photo: Justice Department

Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson on Friday said that President Obama has announced his intention to nominate two senior leadership officials at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Russell Deyo as Under Secretary for Management and Sarah Saldana as Assistant Secretary for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Saldana, who has been the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas since 2011, has held other positions within the Justice Department and in private practice. She began her career as…

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