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Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian James McPherson, and others spoke at an event commemorating the 150th anniversary of Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address and…

The Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee held a hearing to consider the nomination of Alejandro Mayorkas for deputy secretary at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Rank…

Treasury Secretary Jack Lew and Immigration Services Director Alejandro Mayorkas made remarks at a department naturalization ceremony for new U.S. citizens.

Administration officials and panelists talked about the need for comprehensive immigration reform. Among the topics they addressed were creating a pathway to citizenship, border security iss…

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Alejandro Mayorkas discussed the application process and policies that the agency has announced to implement the administration’s deferred …

Secretary Janet Napolitano administered the oath of citizenship and President Obama congratulated naturalized citizens in a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in commemoration of I…

Following opening remarks from Margaret Spellings and Thomas Donohue, Alejandro Mayorkas talked about immigration policy and ways in which government agencies could become more responsive to…

Officials spoke to reporters and answered questions about the E-Verify program that compares information from the Employment Eligibility Verification Form (I-9) against federal government da…

Alejandro Mayorkas talked about the government’s E-Verify system and efforts to ensure compliance with laws prohibiting the hiring of undocumented workers. He also responded to telephone cal…

Alejandro Mayorkas testified at an oversight hearing on U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. At the hearing he announced the creation of a new identification card, or “green card,” tha…