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Alejandro Mayorkas

Alejandro Mayorkas
Official portrait, 2021
7th United States Secretary of Homeland Security
Assumed office
February 2, 2021
PresidentJoe Biden
DeputyJohn Tien
Kristie Canegallo (acting)
Preceded byKirstjen Nielsen
6th United States Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security
In office
December 23, 2013 – October 28, 2016
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byJane Holl Lute
Succeeded byElaine Duke
Director of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services
In office
August 12, 2009 – December 23, 2013
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byEmilio T. Gonzalez
Succeeded byLeón Rodríguez
United States Attorney for the Central District of California
In office
December 21, 1998 – April 20, 2001
PresidentBill Clinton
George W. Bush
Preceded byNora Margaret Manella
Succeeded byDebra Wong Yang
Personal details
Born (1959-11-24) November 24, 1959 (age 64)
Havana, Cuba
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic[1]
SpouseTanya Mayorkas
Children2
EducationUniversity of California, Berkeley (BA)
Loyola Marymount University (JD)
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLawyer
Alejandro Mayorkas's voice
Mayorkas answers questions on the vetting of Afghan refugees
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 2009 to 2013, and the 6th Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security from 2013 to 2016.

Mayorkas was born in Havana, Cuba. Shortly after the Cuban Revolution, his family fled to Florida and later settled in California. He graduated from UC Berkeley in history with honors, subsequently earning his J.D. from Loyola Marymount University. After law school, Mayorkas worked as an Assistant United States Attorney and was appointed the United States attorney for the Central District of California in Los Angeles and served during the administrations of President Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, where he oversaw the prosecution of high-profile criminal cases.[2]

Mayorkas was a member of the presidential transition team for Barack Obama before he assumed office in January 2009, where he led the team responsible for the U.S. Department of Justice's Criminal Division.[3] Mayorkas was appointed by President Obama as the director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).[4] On May 20, 2009, the nomination was received by the Senate; on August 7, 2009, the nomination was confirmed by the Senate by voice vote.[5] As USCIS director, Mayorkas led United States citizenship through management efficiencies and fiscal responsibility, and safeguarded the integrity of the immigration system.[6] He implemented the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) process in 60 days.[7] He led U.S. government efforts to rescue orphaned children following the January 2010 earthquake in Haiti and led the advancement of a crime victims unit that, for the first time, made it possible for the agency to issue the statutory maximum number of visas to victims of crime.[6]

In 2016, Mayorkas became a partner at the law firm of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, in their Washington, D.C., office.[3] On November 23, 2020, President-elect Joe Biden announced he would nominate Mayorkas as secretary of homeland security in his Cabinet. Mayorkas's nomination received the endorsement of the Fraternal Order of Police[8] and former secretaries Tom Ridge, Michael Chertoff (who served under George W. Bush), Janet Napolitano and Jeh Johnson (under whom Mayorkas served), who said Biden "could not have found a more qualified person".[9] On February 2, 2021, Mayorkas was confirmed by the Senate on a 56–43 vote, with significant Senate Republican opposition,[10] and was sworn in by Vice President Kamala Harris the same day.[11]

Republican dissatisfaction with immigration and border issues led on February 13, 2024 to Mayorkas' narrow impeachment in a 214–213 vote by the United States House of Representatives. This came after an unsuccessful impeachment vote of Mayorkas one week prior.[12] Mayorkas was only the second cabinet member in U.S. history to be impeached, the first being Secretary of War William Belknap in 1876.[13] The Senate voted to dismiss the impeachment charges as unconstitutional on April 17, ending the impeachment, without trial.[14]

  1. ^ "Alejandro Mayorkas". The Hill. Archived from the original on November 27, 2022. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Rosenzweig1998 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b Barber, C. Ryan (November 23, 2020). "Wilmer Partner Alejandro Mayorkas Picked for Homeland Security Secretary". National Law Journal. Archived from the original on November 26, 2020.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Hesson2020 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "PN488 – Alejandro N. Mayorkas – Department of Homeland Security". August 7, 2009. Archived from the original on October 26, 2020.
  6. ^ a b Watanabe, Teresa (May 24, 2010). "Head of U.S. legal immigration system wins high marks from advocates for immigrants". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 312850120. Archived from the original on November 26, 2020. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
  7. ^ Preston, Julia (September 12, 2012). "Quick Start to Program Offering Immigrants a Reprieve". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on May 19, 2017. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
  8. ^ Yoes, Patrick (January 7, 2021). "Law Enforcement Cheers Biden's Homeland Chief". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on January 9, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  9. ^ Chertoff, Michael; Johnson, Jeh; Napolitano, Janet; Ridge, Tom (January 12, 2021). "Opinion: 4 former homeland security secretaries: We cannot afford one more day without a confirmed DHS leader". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on February 1, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  10. ^ Beitsch, Rebecca (February 2, 2021). "Senate confirms Biden's DHS pick after GOP delay". The Hill. Archived from the original on February 2, 2021. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  11. ^ Miroff, Nick; Sonmez, Felicia (February 2, 2021). "Harris swears in Mayorkas as homeland security secretary after Senate confirmation vote". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on February 9, 2021. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  12. ^ Grayer, Annie (February 6, 2024). "House vote to impeach Mayorkas fails in stunning defeat for Republican leaders". CNN Politics. Archived from the original on February 6, 2024. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  13. ^ "U.S. Senate: Impeachment Trial of Secretary of War William Belknap, 1876". Archived from the original on January 29, 2024. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  14. ^ Bolton, Alexander (April 17, 2024). "Senate dismisses Mayorkas impeachment without trial". The Hill. Retrieved April 17, 2024.

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