Alejandro Mayorkas
Cuba
Democratic
United States Secretary of Homeland Security
government
Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas is a Cuban-American attorney and government official who was the seventh United States Secretary of Homeland Security, serving from 2021 until 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, Mayorkas previously served as the director of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services from 2009 to 2013, and the sixth deputy secretary of homeland security from 2013 to 2016.
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Jul 17, 2026
Lean Left
DHS Secretary oversees ICE, which was involved in the incident where a Mexican man died fleeing enforcement in Florida.
PRD criticizes Mayorkas for enforcing harsh immigration policies that lead to deaths, calling for a shift away from criminalization.
Jun 28, 2026
Lean Right
US Homeland Security Secretary who stated that cartels control every inch of the US-Mexico border, justifying an expanded wall.
PRI seizes on this statement to attack Morena's security strategy and argue that the ruling party has ceded sovereignty to criminal groups.