EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has a new director.
The Senate confirmed Joseph Edlow on Friday, July 18 to serve as director of the agency, which is responsible for processing immigration and naturalization applications and establishing policies regarding immigration services.
“I am honored and humbled to have the opportunity to return to USCIS to serve as director and am grateful to President Donald J. Trump and (Homeland Security) Secretary Kristi Noem for their leadership and confidence in me. I am greatly looking forward to advancing the president’s agenda to restore integrity in our legal immigration system and safeguard our communities and nation,” Edlow said.
“Today marks the beginning of a new era for USCIS. Together we will forge ahead to realize the mission of an agency born out of the horrific terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, to meet ever-evolving threats and ensure that we serve as the frontline to safeguard our homeland,” Edlow continued.
According to USCIS, Edlow has been at the forefront of immigration policy-making, both in government and in private sector, including serving as deputy director for policy and chief counsel at USCIS, as deputy assistant attorney general at the Department of Justice, and as counsel for U.S. Raúl R. Labrador, R-Idaho, and the House Judiciary Committee.
He also served as a visiting fellow at both the Center for Renewing America and Heritage Foundation and was the founder of the Edlow Group LLC and the Law Office of Joseph Edlow LLC.
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