New Delhi, Jan. 15 -- Madison Sheahan, the deputy director of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), is reportedly stepping down from her position to run for Congress in Ohio, Fox News reported.

Sheahan announced internally on Thursday morning that she is running for Ohio's 9th Congressional District, currently represented by Democrat Marcy Kaptur, the longest-serving woman in Congress.

The resignation of the senior ICE executive comes at a time when the agency is facing heavy criticism over the fatal shooting of a woman by an ICE agent in Minneapolis last week that sparked protests and renewed debate about how the agency uses force and carries out its operations.

In another incident, a federal officer shot a man in the leg in M...