Corpus Christi native tapped to run ICE

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — A Corpus Christi native is poised to become the first Latina to head U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

President Barack Obama announced this week he was nominating 62-year-old U.S. district attorney Sarah R. Saldaña as assistant secretary of ICE. The division of the Department of Homeland Security is tasked with responding to the influx of unaccompanied children crossing the U.S.-Mexico border.