Thomas S. Winkowski | |
Office: | Director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement |
Status: | Acting |
President: | Barack Obama |
Predecessor: | John Sandweg (acting) |
Successor: | Sarah R. SaldaƱa |
Term Start: | March 16, 2014 |
Term End: | December 23, 2014 |
Birth Date: | 8 June 1954 |
Education: | Northeastern University |
Thomas S. Winkowski (born 1954) is a retired former Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) .[1] He was previously Acting Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Winkowski has been awarded the Meritorious Presidential Rank Award by President George W. Bush in 2004 and the Distinguished Executive Presidential Rank Award by President Barack Obama in 2009.[2] He was the acting director of ICE until 2014.[3]