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Government

Nov. 24, 2020

Mayorkas of WilmerHale is Biden’s homeland security chief choice

Alejandro N. Mayorkas, previously a U.S. attorney for the Central District of California, would be the first immigrant to head the Department of Homeland Security.

Mayorkas of WilmerHale is Biden’s homeland security chief choice
Joe Biden announced he would nominate Alejandro Mayorkas, a Los Angeles partner at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, as secretary of homeland security. Mayorkas is shown with Biden in 2013 administering the oath of allegiance to new citizens as director of the U.S Citizenship and Immigration Services. (New York Times News Service)

Alejandro N. Mayorkas, a Los Angeles partner at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP and the former U.S. attorney for the Central District of California, was named by President-elect Joe Biden as his choice for homeland security secretary on Monday.

Mayorkas, born in Cuba, would be the first immigrant head of the department if he were confirmed by the Senate. He would also be the first Latino.

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