Jason Owens, the retiring chief, said he hopes future leaders remain impartial and keep politics out of the agency.

The Senate is holding more confirmation hearings for President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks ahead of his return to office on Monday.

At Mayorkas’s Senate confirmation hearings, where Feinstein introduced him, he said, “The most important responsibility of U.S.C.I.S. is its authority to bestow citizenship. As a naturalized ...

Sen. Marco Rubio, who dropped immigration reform when the issue became politically inconvenient, didn’t vote in favor of Mayorkas’ confirmation and neither did Florida’s other senator ...

As he approaches the sixth month anniversary of his confirmation, Mayorkas’ progress report is mixed: Despite some notable high marks, the incremental approach Mayorkas has embraced is not doing ...

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Several Senate Republicans opposed Mayorkas’ confirmation, questioning actions he took in his previous posts. Critics point to a DHS inspector general report in 2015 on allegations that ...

National Jewish groups had sought the confirmation of Mayorkas, who had served under President Barack Obama as deputy Homeland Security secretary and was known to the groups. The nomination had ...

Washington – The Senate confirmed Alejandro Mayorkas on Tuesday as President Joe Biden’s homeland security secretary, the first Latino to fill a post that will have a central role in the ...

Mayorkas’ confirmation was less bipartisan than another member of Biden’s cabinet confirmed Tuesday: Pete Buttigieg became transportation secretary in an 83-13 vote. Other Republicans issued ...

Biden’s team had hoped to have Mayorkas confirmed by Jan. 20. But Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri placed a hold before the inauguration, forcing a delay in the confirmation vote. Democrats bristled ...

Biden’s team had hoped to have Mayorkas confirmed by Jan. 20. But Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri placed a hold before the inauguration, forcing a delay in the confirmation vote.