Who is Alejandro Mayorkas?
Also an attorney and immigration director, he has served during both the Obama and Biden administrations
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.
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, and 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 US Attorney for the Central District of California.
On December 21, 1998, Bill Clinton appointed Mayorkas as US 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 Mayorkas, and they have two kids together.
They are parents to daughters Amelia and Giselle Mayorkas.
Why was Mayorkas impeached?
On February 13, 2024, the House voted to impeach Mayorkas.
Their decision was attributed to a “willful and systemic refusal to comply with the law” and “a breach of public trust.”
This was the third time the House attempted to impeach him after the first two attempts failed.
On February 6, 2024, the House rejected the campaign and voted against impeaching him.
On November 13, 2023, the unsuccessful campaign was led by Marjorie Taylor Green.
This marked the first hearing about Mayorkas’ potential impeachment, which the House voted against.
“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,” she continued.
“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,” the Department of Homeland Security stated regarding the impeachment hearings.
“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.”