[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 161 (Friday, October 6, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1342]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                IN RECOGNITION OF MR. SANCHEZ'S SERVICE

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                            HON. ANDY BIGGS

                               of arizona

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 6, 2017

  Mr. BIGGS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of Mr. Roberto Sanchez, 
a resident of Arizona's Fifth Congressional District, who retired from 
35 years of federal service on September 29, 2017. Mr. Sanchez began 
his career by serving for three years as a proud member of the United 
States Marine Corps. He then joined the legacy U.S. Immigration & 
Naturalization Service in 1985 as a Deportation Officer, which later 
became Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) in 2003.
  In 2003, Mr. Sanchez became a deputized member of the United States 
Marshal's Service Fugitive Apprehension Task Force for the Northern 
District of Florida and five years later, he was promoted to 
Supervisory Deportation Officer. He helped establish direct oversight 
to the Harris County Sheriff's Office 287(g) program in Houston, Texas. 
The 287(g) program enables federal immigration officials to work 
directly with state and local law enforcement to identify and remove 
criminal illegal aliens.
  In 2010, Mr. Sanchez was promoted to his fmal position of 287(g) 
Field Program Manager for ICE, where he managed and provided oversight 
to various 287(g) programs throughout the southwestern United States. 
These 287(g) programs include Harris County Sheriff's Office in 
Houston, Texas, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, the Pinal 
County Sheriff's Office in Florence, Arizona, and the Mesa Police 
Department. He was last assigned to the ICE Field Office in Phoenix, 
Arizona.
  Mr. Sanchez has been a resident of Gilbert, Arizona since 2007. 
Outside of the office, Mr. Sanchez is a loyal fan of all Arizona sports 
teams. Most importantly, he is a dedicated family man and spends most 
of his time with his wife of 36 years, Shirley, his two children, 
Robert and Sandra, and his two Boston Terriers.
  I thank Mr. Sanchez for his extraordinary service and life commitment 
to our country, and congratulations to him on his retirement

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