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Biden Picks Former DHS Deputy Mayorkas To Lead Homeland Security

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, November 23rd, 2020

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Biden Picks Former DHS Deputy Mayorkas To Lead Homeland Security

Alejandro Mayorkas, President-elect Joe Biden's pick to be Secretary of Homeland Security. Photo: WilmerHale

President-elect Joe Biden on Monday chose Alejandro Mayorkas as his eventual nominee to be the next Secretary of Homeland Security, a choice that if confirmed by the Senate next year will return the Havana-born immigrant to a department that he held senior leadership positions in for more than seven years, the first four as head of the agency that oversees citizenship and immigration benefits and the last three as the DHS deputy. Mayorkas’ selection was hardly a surprise as he…

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