Source: Suzanne Monyak, ROLL CALL, 4/12/21


President Joe Biden has tapped a number of Obama administration alumni to lead key immigration agencies within the Department of Homeland Security, the White House announced Monday. Biden will nominate Ur Jaddou to lead U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, the agency that processes visa requests and other immigration benefits, following two years without a permanent leader. Jaddou, widely rumored for months to be a top contender for the role, most recently led the Biden administration’s DHS transition team.

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