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    Alejandro Mayorkas

    United States Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security since 2021

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  1. 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 2009 to 2013, and the 6th ...

  2. 6 days ago · Alejandro Mayorkas is the secretary of the United States Department of Homeland Security (2021– ). In 2024 he became just the second presidential cabinet member to be impeached by the House of Representatives. Mayorkas is a former federal prosecutor and served in other high-ranking federal positions during President Barack Obama’s administration.

  3. 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. He has led a distinguished 30-year career as a law enforcement official and a ...

  4. Jan 18, 2021 · The family of Alejandro Mayorkas, Biden’s pick to head DHS, fled the Nazis and then Cuba before arriving in the United States. By Maria Sacchetti. and. Nick Miroff. January 18, 2021 at 7:00 a.m ...

  5. Alejandro "Ali" Mayorkas is the U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security in the Biden administration . The U.S. Senate confirmed Mayorkas on February 2, 2021, by a vote of 56-43. Mayorkas, the 14th secretary since the department was created in 2002, is the first Latino and immigrant to hold the position. [1] [2] [3]

  6. Feb 2, 2021 · Release Date: February 2, 2021. Today, Alejandro Mayorkas was officially sworn in as the seventh Secretary of Homeland Security. Secretary Mayorkas took the oath this afternoon after the Senate voted to confirm him. As Secretary of Homeland Security, Mayorkas now leads the third largest federal department in the United States.

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  8. Feb 2, 2021 · The Senate confirmed Alejandro Mayorkas today, putting the first immigrant and first Latino in charge of the Department of Homeland Security — and in charge of President Biden's immigration agenda.

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