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Good afternoon,

On Monday, President Joe Biden announced a series of leadership
nominations

for the Department of Homeland Security. As the humanitarian crisis at
the U.S.-Mexico border continues, two

of these nominations will be especially critical in addressing both the
immediate situation at the border and the broader need to reform our
outdated immigration system.

Chris Magnus is the choice to lead Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
Magnus has over 20 years of experience as a police chief and has served
as chief in Tucson, Arizona since January 2016. A longtime member of the
Law Enforcement Immigration Task Force
, Chief Magnus has
advocated

for adequate care of child migrants in detention and publicly supported

immigrant communities in the wake of anti-immigrant attacks.

Once confirmed, Magnus would play a key role in addressing the influx of
migrants and security concerns at the border. In 2018, he testified

to the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration,
sharing his perspective as a police chief near the border:

"Improving border security and achieving community safety requires
effective cooperation and trust - between federal, state, and local
law enforcement agencies - but just as critically between immigrant
communities and those public safety officers who serve them."

Ur Jaddou

is the nominee to head U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
(USCIS). During the Obama administration, Jaddou served as Chief Counsel
to USCIS. She has also worked with America's Voice, an immigration
advocacy organization. USCIS's employee union has already expressed

their support for Jaddou's nomination.

At USCIS, Jaddou will need to address persisting budgetary challenges
from the previous administration and the longstanding backlogs on visas,
naturalization and asylum processing that have been exacerbated by
COVID-19 processing delays. This is especially urgent now with the
increase of asylum seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Forum President & CEO, Ali Noorani, praised the nominations of Magnus
and Jaddou, saying
:

"Chris Magnus has real-world experience as a police chief along the
border who has prioritized public safety and community trust. He
understands that security requires us to treat all people, including
migrants, with dignity. Just as important, Ur Jaddou would bring
expertise and compassion to USCIS, an agency that is the face of the
United States for so many."

Both nominees have the experience needed to lead their respective
agencies through the challenges ahead. We will keep you updated as their
confirmation hearings approach.

Stay healthy and hopeful,

Adam

**Adam Estle**
Vice President of Field and Constituencies
National Immigration Forum 

P.S. The situation at the southern border continues to evolve. Last
Friday, Elizabeth Neumann and Stewart Verdery from the Council on
National Security and Immigration and the
Forum's Senior Policy and Advocacy Associate Danilo Zak provided an
update on what's happening at the border and the national security
implications. You can watch their full conversation linked here
and dig deeper with
our border explainer resource
.

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