John Cornyn: “today I would like to pay tribute to a dedicated public servant and Texan, Sarah R. Saldana. Ms. Saldana is stepping…”

“today I would like to pay tribute to a dedicated public servant and Texan, Sarah R. Saldana. Ms. Saldana is stepping down as Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ICE, and retiring after many years of Federal service. Born as the youngest of seven children to working-class parents in Corpus Christi, TX, Director Saldana learned the importance of hard work and education at a young age. After she graduated from W.B. Ray High School in 1970, Director Saldana attended Del Mar Junior College and graduated summa cum laude from Texas A&M, formerly Texas A&I, University in 1973. Shortly thereafter, she began her career as an 8th grade language arts teacher at D.A. Hulcy Middle School in Dallas. Later, she worked as a technician for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, EEOC, and as an investigator and management intern for the Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD. Additionally, she worked as a Federal Representative for the Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration until 1981. Ms. Saldana then decided to pursue a legal education at Southern Methodist University, SMU, in Dallas, TX, where she earned her J.D. in 1984. Following graduation, she clerked for the Honorable U.S. District Judge Barefoot Sanders. As a trial attorney, Director Saldana was an associate for the law firms of Haynes and Boone, and then Baker Botts, where she became partner in their trial department.…”