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Alejandro Mayorkas
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Gender | Male |
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Age | 64 |
Date of birth | November 24,1959 |
Zodiac sign | Sagittarius |
Born | Havana |
Cuba | |
Party | Democratic Party |
Appointed by | Barack Obama |
Job | Lawyer |
Education | Loyola Law School, Los Angeles |
Nationality | American |
Full name | Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas |
Spouse | Tanya Mayorkas |
Position | United States Secretary of Homeland Security |
United States Secretary of Homeland Security since 2021 | |
Children | Amelia Mayorkas |
Giselle Mayorkas | |
Previous position | United States Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security (2013–2016) |
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Alejandro Mayorkas Life story
Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas is a Cuban-American lawyer and politician who has been serving as the seventh United States Secretary of Homeland Security since February 2, 2021.
FBI director warns antisemitism in US reaching 'historic levels'
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... The security chief was appearing before the senate alongside Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, where the pair offered an analysis of the threat facing the US as the conflict continues...
Paedophiles using AI to turn singers and film stars into kids
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... In May, Home Secretary Suella Braverman and US Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas issued a joint statement committing to tackle the " alarming rise in despicable AI-generated images of children being sexually exploited by paedophiles"...
Biden faces bipartisan attacks over new border wall
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... " We have repeatedly asked Congress to rescind this money but it has not done so and we are compelled to follow the law, " Homeland Security secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said in a statement...
US offers almost 500,000 Venezuelans legal status
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... " Temporary protected status provides individuals already present in the United States with protection from removal when the conditions in their home country prevent their safe return, " Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said in a statement...
TikTok and Title 42 rumours fuel human smuggling at the US border
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... Just ahead of Title 42 s expiry, for example, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas warned would-be migrants of falling to lies meant to " lure vulnerable people to the Southern Border"...
Uneasy calm in El Paso, Texas as Title 42 comes to an end
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... In a statement, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said that authorities were " prepared for this transition"...
US border crisis: El Paso braces for worst as Title 42 deadline looms
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... " Speaking on Wednesday, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said that much of the problem stemmed from smugglers who had " been hard at work spreading false information that the border will be open" after 11 May...
More storms feared after Mississippi tornado
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... " US Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has pledged to help the people of Mississippi, " not just today but for the long haul"...