▁Ker ik ▁for ▁the ▁position ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁However ▁a ▁week ▁later , ▁Ker ik ▁with d rew ▁his ▁nom ination , ▁explaining ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁employed ▁an ▁illegal ▁imm igr ant ▁as ▁a ▁n anny . ▁ ▁Raymond ▁Kelly ▁By ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Raymond ▁Kelly ▁had ▁served ▁as ▁Commission er ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁Police ▁Department ▁( N Y PD ) ▁for ▁nearly ▁ 1 2 ▁straight ▁years . ▁Within ▁days ▁of ▁Hom eland ▁Security ▁Secretary ▁Jan et ▁Nap olit ano ' s ▁announ cement ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁res ign ing , ▁Kelly ▁was ▁soon ▁c ited ▁as ▁an ▁obvious ▁potential ▁successor ▁by ▁New ▁York ▁Senator ▁Charles ▁Sch umer ▁and ▁others . ▁ ▁During ▁a ▁July ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁interview , ▁President ▁Ob ama ▁referred ▁generally ▁to ▁the ▁" b unch ▁of ▁strong ▁candidates " ▁for ▁nom ination ▁to ▁head ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Hom eland ▁Security , ▁but ▁sing led ▁out ▁Kelly ▁as ▁" one ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁there ▁is " ▁and ▁" very ▁well ▁qualified ▁for ▁the ▁job ". ▁ ▁Later ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁the ▁online ▁internet ▁news ▁website / mag azine ▁H uff ington ▁Post ▁detailed ▁" a ▁growing ▁campaign ▁to ▁qu ash ▁the ▁potential ▁nom ination ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁Police ▁commission er ▁Raymond ▁Kelly ▁as ▁the ▁next ▁secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Hom eland ▁Security " ▁amid ▁claims ▁of ▁" div is ive , ▁harm ful ,