Alejandro Mayorkas
Alejandro N. Mayorkas (born November 24, 1959) is a Cuban-American lawyer and politician. Mayorkas is the 7th and current United States Secretary of Homeland Security since February 2, 2021 during the Joe Biden cabinet. He was the Deputy Secretary of the United States Department of Homeland Security from December 23, 2013 to October 31, 2016.[3]
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| 7th United States Secretary of Homeland Security | |
| Assumed office February 2, 2021 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Deputy | John Tien (nominee) |
| Preceded by | Kirstjen Nielsen David Pekoske (acting) |
| 6th United States Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security | |
| In office December 23, 2013 – October 28, 2016 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Jane Holl Lute |
| Succeeded by | Elaine Duke |
| Director of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services | |
| In office August 12, 2009 – December 23, 2013 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Jonathan Scharfen (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Lori Scialabba (acting) |
| United States Attorney for the Central District of California | |
| In office December 21, 1998 – April 20, 2001 | |
| President | Bill Clinton George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Nora Margaret Manella[1] |
| Succeeded by | Debra Wong Yang[2] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas November 24, 1959 Havana, Cuba |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | University of California, Berkeley (BA) Loyola Marymount University (JD) |
On November 23, 2020, then President-Elect Joe Biden announced that he plans to nominate Mayorkas to be the next United States Secretary of Homeland Security.[4][5] In February 2021, Mayorkas was confirmed by the United States Senate on a 56-43 vote with many Republicans criticizing his nomination.[6]
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Mayorkas arrives at the DHS headquarters following his swearing-in as secretary, 2021
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References
- ↑ "PN19 - Nomination of Alejandro N. Mayorkas for Department of Justice, 106th Congress (1999-2000)". www.congress.gov. August 2, 1999. Archived from the original on May 4, 2019. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
- ↑ "PN1594 - Nomination of Debra W. Yang for Department of Justice, 107th Congress (2001-2002)". www.congress.gov. April 22, 2002. Archived from the original on May 4, 2019. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
- ↑ "Alejandro Mayorkas". June 27, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
- ↑ Biden Reveals Some Cabinet Picks. The Wall Street Journal. November 23, 2020. https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-reveals-some-cabinet-picks-11606152632. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
- ↑ Crowley, Michael (November 23, 2020). "Biden Will Nominate First Woman to Lead Intelligence, First Latino to Run Homeland Security". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/23/us/politics/biden-nominees.html. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
- ↑ "Senate confirms Biden's DHS pick after GOP delay". www.thehill.com. February 2, 2021. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
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