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List of senior leaders at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), their position, and biography – including the current Secretary.
Recorded November 16, 2021. Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas (born November 24, 1959) is an American lawyer and politician who is the 7th and current United States Secretary of Homeland Security, serving since 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, Mayorkas previously served as director of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services from ...
Alejandro Mayorkas was sworn in as Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security by President Biden on February 2, 2021. A political refugee born in Havana, Cuba, Mayorkas is the first Latino and immigrant confirmed to serve as Secretary of Homeland Security.
The current secretary of homeland security is Alejandro Mayorkas, since February 2, 2021. He is the first Latino and immigrant to lead the Department of Homeland Security.
List of current and former Secretaries of the Department of Homeland Security, their dates of service, and links to their biographies.
Feb 3, 2021 · WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate confirmed Alejandro Mayorkas on Tuesday as President Joe Biden’s homeland security secretary, the first Latino to fill a post that will have a central role in the government’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, a sweeping Russia-linked cyber hack and domestic extremism.
Jun 27, 2024 · Alejandro Mayorkas (born November 24, 1959, Havana, Cuba) is the secretary of the United States Department of Homeland Security (2021– ). He is a former federal prosecutor and served in other high-ranking federal positions during Pres. Barack Obama’s administration (2009–17).
Feb 2, 2021 · The Senate has voted to confirm Alejandro Mayorkas as secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. He becomes the first Latino and first immigrant to lead DHS.
The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is the U.S. federal executive department responsible for public security, roughly comparable to the interior or home ministries of other countries.
Feb 2, 2021 · Alejandro Mayorkas has taken the oath of office as President Joe Biden's homeland security secretary after he was confirmed 56-43 by the U.S. Senate. (Feb. 2)
