HOUSTON (KIAH) — Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez stated that he was not involved in a domestic violence incident that has threatened his hire to become the director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
An affidavit that states that Gonzalez was abusive to his wife, Melissa, was released by a Republican senator that has again delayed his vote to become the new ICE director.
“It’s false, it’s all politics,” Gonzalez told CW39.
U.S. Sen. James Lankford, a Republican from Oklahoma, released the affidavit as the Senate was preparing to vote on Gonzalez to become the new director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer pulled the vote that was supposed to be set for this week.
“Because of the severity of these allegations, the vote on this nomination should be postponed until it can be determined whether or not these allegations are true,” Lankford told The Hill.
“If these allegations of physical and violent domestic abuse are true, they are disqualifying for a law enforcement officer at any level and raise significant questions about the nominee,” he wrote.
Both Ed and Melissa Gonzalez have denied the incident took place, and no complaints or charges were filed against Gonzalez for the incident.
The incident was documented in an unrelated lawsuit. The affidavit was filed by Frederick Portis, who was a Houston Community College police officer from 2014 to 2020. He signed it on June 30, 2021 and it was notarized Sept. 16.
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