Two Top Feds in Dallas Leaving Posts

U.S. Attorney, FBI agent in charge, leaving North Texas

The top federal prosecutor and the chief FBI agent in Dallas are both leaving their posts at the same time due to promotions.

The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed U.S. Attorney Sarah Saldana of Dallas as head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

“Sarah is the right person to lead the dedicated men and women at ICE in securing our borders, keeping American communities safe, and upholding our values,” President Obama said in a statement.

Also on Tuesday, the FBI announced that Diego Rodriguez, the special agent in charge of the Dallas division, would become assistant director in New York. He will supervise the bureau’s operations in New York City and eight surrounding counties.

Rodriguez and Saldana supervised federal investigations and prosecutions in North Texas, including the indictment of Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price in July.

Rodriguez, who previously served in New York, arrived in Dallas in June 2012.

Saldana became a federal prosecutor in 2004 and was named U.S. Attorney in the Northern District of Texas in September 2011.

She becomes the first Hispanic woman to run the nation’s immigration agency.
 

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