Immigrant Of The Day: Alejandro Mayorkas of Cuba

by Kevin R. Johnson

Alejandro Mayorkas (Cuba), New U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director

Alejandro Mayorkas, a Cuban immigrant, has been sworn in as the new Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.  Mayorkas will oversee a workforce of nearly 18,000 people. He has served as the United States Attorney for the Central District of California and was a partner in O’Melveny and Myers. Mayorkas holds a J.D. from Loyola Law School and a B.A. from the University of California at Berkeley.

August 14, 2009 | Permalink

About The Author

Kevin R. Johnson is currently Dean, Professor of Law and Chicana/o Studies, and the Mabie-Apallas Public Interest Law Chair holder at the University of California at Davis. He is also one of the editors of ImmigrationProf Blog.

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