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Senate confirms Alejandro Mayorkas as DHS secretary over GOP opposition

By Anna Giaritelli
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Senate confirms Alejandro Mayorkas as DHS secretary over GOP opposition

The Senate confirmed Alejandro Mayorkas as the secretary for the Department of Homeland Security, positioning him to carry out President Biden’s immigration agenda.

The vote was 56-43. Mayorkas, a veteran of the Obama administration, will be the first nonacting leader of the 250,000-person department in nearly two years.

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