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  2. Alejandro Mayorkas - Wikipedia

    • Alejandro Nicolas Mayorkas (born November 24, 1959) is an American attorney and government official who was the 7th United States secretary of homeland security, serving from 2021 until 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, Mayorkas previously served as the director of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services from 2009 to 2013, and th… See more

    BornAlejandro Nicolas Mayorkas · November 24, 1959 · Havana, Cuba
    Political partyDemocratic
    SpouseTanya Mayorkas
    Children2
    Early life and education

    Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas was born in Havana, Cuba, on November 24, 1959. When he was one year old, his parents fled with him and his sister to the United States in 1960 as refugees, following the Cuban Revolution. … See more

    Assistant United States Attorney

    After three years as a litigation associate in private practice, Mayorkas became an Assistant United States Attorney in the Central District of California in 1989. He prosecuted a wide array of federal crimes, developing … See more