Jaime Esparza, a longtime El Paso criminal justice public servant, stepped down from his position as U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas.

Jaime Esparza has stepped down as the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas, the United States Attorney’s Office announced.Esparza, who was confirmed

The Western District of Texas’ chief federal law enforcement officer is out, a source familiar with the personnel move confirmed to KSAT Investigates.

Two years into his four-year term as U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas, El Pasoan Jaime Esparza was removed from his appointed position.

In an announcement Tuesday, the United States Attorney's Office for the Western District of Texas said U.S. Attorney Jaime Esparza has departed. Esparza has been an attorney for the Western District of Texas since he was confirmed by the U.

Jaime Esparza, who has been U.S. attorney for the Western District of Texas for the past two years, has resigned.  Margaret Leachman, who has been Esparza's first assistant since 2023, was named acting U.