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Alejandro Nicolas Mayorkas (born November 24, 1959) is a Cuban-American attorney and government official who is the 7th United States secretary of homeland security, serving since 2021. A member of the Democratic Party , Mayorkas previously served as the director of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services from 2009 to 2013, and the ...
I spoke with outgoing DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Friday about what he learned during his tenure, which included an impeachment battle over his handling of immigration — which passed in ...
(The Center Square) – With just days before President-elect Donald Trump is sworn into office, outgoing Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas issued a swath of immigration ...
Who is Alejandro Mayorkas? Mayorkas, 64, was born in Havana and came to the United States as a 1-year-old when his family fled Cuba. He has served as secretary of Homeland Security since February ...
[2] [3] Mayorkas is the second Cabinet member in history, and first since Secretary of War William W. Belknap in 1876, to be impeached. [ 4 ] A full House vote on February 6 to impeach failed to pass in a 214–216 vote, with four House Republicans joining the minority Democratic Party in voting against the impeachment resolution.
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas knew that doing away with key deterrence measures to discourage illegal immigration would invite a new influx of migrants, former Border Patrol Chief ...
On January 3, 2024, the United States House of Representatives announced an impeachment inquiry into Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. [26] The inquiry was conducted by the House's Homeland Security committee. On February 6, 2024, a motion to proceed with impeachment proceedings failed to pass, on a 216–214 vote.
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) is asking the Senate Homeland Security Committee to call on Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and FBI director Christopher Wray to testify after the New ...