WHILE working for Barack Obama’s Administration, Alejandro Mayorkas led the US Department of Justice’s Criminal Division.
He also serves as Joe Biden’s Secretary of Homeland Security.
ReutersHomeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas pictured at a Senate hearing for his impeachment[/caption]
Who is Alejandro Mayorkas?
Born on November 24, 1959, Alejandro Mayorkas is an American lawyer and politician from Havana, Cuba.
In August 1960, Mayorkas and his family fled the country and relocated to Miami, Florida.
Eventually, they settled in Los Angeles, California, where he spent most of his formative years in Beverly Hills.
After graduating from the University of California, Berkeley, and then Loyola Law School, he became an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California.
On December 21, 1998, Bill Clinton appointed Mayorkas as U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California.
On August 7, 2009, Mayorkas was voted to become the director of Citizenship and Immigration Services for Barack Obama’s Administration.
He stayed on with the Obama Administration until the latter was succeeded by Donald Trump.
On November 23, 2020, Joe Biden nominated Mayorkas to be his Secretary of Homeland Security.
By February 2, 2021, he was sworn into the position by Kamala Harris.
He is the first Latino immigrant to serve the abovementioned title.
“It is no small task to lead the Department of Homeland Security, but I will work to restore faith in our institutions, and protect our security here at home,” Mayorkas said on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Who is Mayorkas married to?
Mayorkas is married to Tanya and they have two children together.
Alejandro and Tanya are parents to their two daughters Amelia and Giselle.
EPAAlejandro Mayorkas pictured with Barack Obama and Janet Napolitano at a White House ceremony in March 2013[/caption]
Why did Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene push to impeach Mayorkas?
On November 13, 2023, The White House blocked Marjorie Taylor Greene’s resolution to impeach Mayorkas for his “high crimes and misdemeanors” regarding his conduct at the US and Mexican border.
“I cannot believe this, I’m outraged,” Greene said in a statement.
“I can assure you that Republican voters will be extremely angry that they’ve done this.
“My articles of impeachment sit collecting dust with the others while Americans die every single day.
“We have been waiting for regular order for six months, and the committee of jurisdiction in Congress has failed to act.”
Regarding the impeachment hearings, the Department of Homeland Security stated: “While the House Majority has wasted months trying to score points with baseless attacks, Secretary Mayorkas has been doing his job and working to keep Americans safe.
“Instead of continuing their reckless impeachment charades and attacks on law enforcement, Congress should work with us to keep our country safe, build on the progress DHS is making, and deliver desperately needed reforms for our broken immigration system that only legislation can fix.”
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