Q&A Cabinet Appointee: Department of Homeland Security

President-elect Biden is expected to nominate Alejandro Mayorkas to lead the Department of Homeland Security. Mr. Mayorkas previously served as Deputy Secretary of the United States Department of Homeland Security from December 23, 2013 to October 31, 2016.

Two members of Ballard Spahr’s Government Relations and Public Policy Group—Ballard Spahr Special Counsel Edward G. Rendell— who served as governor of Pennsylvania and mayor of Philadelphia— and Of Counsel Dennis K. Burke, a former U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona—shared their insights about Mr. Mayorkas and what the near future may hold for him in this role.

Read the full Q&A here.