Now, seven years later, Mayorkas is President-elect Joe Biden’s groundbreaking nominee to lead the Department of Homeland Security, and that since-completed investigation has emerged as a potential stumbling block. “That brand of leadership isn’t good for agency culture or the security of our nation,” the Iowa Republican told The Associated Press on Thursday. It’s an important moment for Homeland Security, the third-largest Cabinet agency. The issue did not block his confirmation to lead CIS in 2009 in a unanimous Senate vote. But Kenneth Palinkas, a senior official with the employee union at CIS, said he was widely liked by workers.

Source: ABC News December 12, 2020 15:04 UTC