WATCH LIVE: Homeland Security Nominee Alejandro Mayorkas’ Confirmation Hearing

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Secretary of Homeland Security nominee Alejandro Mayorkas, seen here after being introduced by President-elect Joe Biden in Nov. 2020, will have his Senate confirmation hearing Tuesday.

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In announcing his nominee in November, Biden said Mayorkas «will play a critical role in fixing our broken immigration system and understands that living up to our values and protecting our nation’s security aren’t mutually exclusive — and under his leadership, they’ll go hand-in-hand.»

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