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The nomination of Alejandro Mayorkas as director of the Department of Homeland Security’s Citizenship and Immigration Services was recommended by the Senate Judiciary Committee and the matter now goes to the full Senate for consideration.
Mayorkas served as U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California for 12 years. He has proposed an overall review of the agency, improving the department’s fraud prevention and detection operations, increasing interdepartmental cooperation, and improving E-Verify’s efficiency.