Alejandro Mayorkas

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin tests positive for …

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin stands with Lithuania's Minister of Defense Arvydas Anusauskas during an honor cordon upon his arrival at the Pentagon in Washington, Monday, Dec. 13, 2021. In a statement Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022, Austin said he has tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms while quarantining at home. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection authorized to clean …

Abandoned border wall construction material is used to close a gap in the newly constructed border wall on May 19, 2021, near Sasabe, Ariz. The Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas announced DHS will use border funding to close wall gaps in areas of Arizona, California and Texas by border construction started by the Trump administration. (Ross D. Franklin/Associated Press)

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas tests positive …

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas speaks during a press briefing at the White House Sept. 24, 2021. (Patrick Semansky/Associated Press)

Social media platforms like WhatsApp helped lead Haitian …

Migrants, many from Haiti, are seen at an encampment along the Del Rio International Bridge near the Rio Grande, Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021, in Del Rio, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

White House faces bipartisan backlash overs its handling …

U.S. Customs and Border Protection mounted officers attempt to contain migrants as they cross the Rio Grande from Ciudad Acuña, Mexico, into Del Rio, Texas, Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez)

VP Harris to visit U.S.-Mexico border Friday

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks about voting rights on June 23, 2021, from the South Court Auditorium on the White House complex. (Jacquelyn Martin/Associated Press)

U.S. ends use of 2 immigration jails following accusations …

In this May 12, 2021 photo, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testifies before the Senate Appropriations committee hearing, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Photo by Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post via AP, Pool)

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ICE courthouse arrests to be limited under Biden …

Secretary of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas attends a Cabinet meeting with President Joe Biden in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, April 1, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden taps VP Harris to lead response to border challenges …

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris meet with Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra (front R) and Secretary of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas (Front L) on March 24, 2021. (JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)

DHS chief rejects GOP claims that surge in migrant …

In this Monday, March 1, 2021 file photo, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington. The Biden administration is turning to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for help managing and caring for record numbers of unaccompanied immigrant children who are streaming into the U.S. from Mexico. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas says FEMA will support a government-wide effort over the next three months, Saturday, March 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Child border crossings surge as Homeland Security …

In this Sunday, March 14, 2021, file photo, migrant children and teenagers are processed after entering the site of a temporary holding facility south of Midland, Texas. Teenagers began arriving Sunday at a converted camp for oilfield workers where volunteers from the American Red Cross will care for them. (Eli Hartman/Odessa American via AP, File)

Mayorkas, Biden’s Homeland Security pick, faces questions …

In this July 25, 2013, file photo Alejandro Mayorkas, President Obama's nominee to become deputy secretary of the Homeland Security Department, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on his nomination. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

CA attorney and DACA architect Alejandro Mayorkas …

In this July 25, 2013, file photo Alejandro Mayorkas, President Obama's nominee to become deputy secretary of the Homeland Security Department, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on his nomination. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Kerry to lead climate change efforts under Biden …

This combination file photo shows John Kerry, left, and Alejandro Mayorkas. (Getty Images)