Category: Alejandro Mayorkas

US Focused on Reuniting Migrant Families, DHS’s Mayorkas Says

March 1, 2021
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The top official at the Department of Homeland Security said on March 1 that the Biden administration believes it is a “moral imperative” to reunite migrant families, as he blamed the previous administration for the waves of people that agents have encountered at the southern border in recent weeks. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, who is…

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US Focused on Reuniting Illegal Immigrant Families, DHS’s Mayorkas Says

March 1, 2021
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The top official at the Department of Homeland Security said on March 1 that the Biden administration believes it is a “moral imperative” to reunite families of illegal immigrants, as he blamed the previous administration for the waves of people that agents have encountered at the southern border in recent weeks. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas,…

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Senate Confirms Mayorkas as DHS Secretary

February 2, 2021
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The Senate on Tuesday voted 56-43 to confirm President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Alejandro Mayorkas. He was approved by the narrowest margin yet for a Biden Cabinet pick. In the days leading up to his confirmation, Mayorkas, 61, faced strong opposition from Republicans who voiced concerns that he is…

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Biden’s Nominees Promptly Confirmed, So Far

February 1, 2021
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Senate Republicans are mounting much less opposition to President Joe Biden’s major appointees in 2021 than Democrats did against President Donald Trump’s cabinet nominees in 2017. Four of Biden’s top picks have been confirmed quickly by the Senate, which is split 50-50 between Democrats and Republicans, with Vice-President Kamala Harris (D-Calif) providing the tie-breaking vote…

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DHS Secretary Nominee Alejandro Mayorkas Questioned by Senate Panel

January 20, 2021
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Alejandro Mayorkas, President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the Department of Homeland Security, told the U.S. Senate panel of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee that he will work with both parties to secure the homeland, with his first commitment to executing Biden’s homeland security policies. The senators questioned Mayorkas about a variety of…

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