Background
Mayorkas, Alejandro N. was born in 1959 in Havana, Cuba.
federal agency administrator lawyer
Mayorkas, Alejandro N. was born in 1959 in Havana, Cuba.
Bachelor in History, University California, Berkeley, 1981. Juris Doctor, Loyola University, 1985.
With Patterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler, Los Angeles, 1986-1989. Assistant United States attorney United States Department Justice, 1989-1999, chief general crimes section, 1996-1998, United States attorney (central district) California, 1999—2001. Partner O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Los Angeles, 2001—2009.
Director United States Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) United States Department Homeland Security, Washington, since 2009. Teacher trial advocacy Loyola Law School, 1997—1998.
Board chairman Bet Tzedek Legal Services. Board directors United Friends of Children.