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Ur Jaddou
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| Organization: | Biden administration |
| Role: | Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services |
| Location: | Washington, D.C. |
| Affiliation: | Democratic |
| Education: | • Stanford University • UCLA School of Law |
Ur Mendoza Jaddou was the director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) in the Biden administration from 2021 to 2025. She was confirmed by the Senate on July 30, 2021, by a 47-34 vote along party lines. She is the first female director of the agency.[1]
She previously worked as chief counsel for the USCIS in the Obama administration.[2]
Biography
Jaddou received her bachelor's and master's degrees from Stanford University. She received a J.D. from the UCLA School of Law.[2]
Jaddou was chief counsel for the House Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship and senior counsel to Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.). She was the deputy assistant secretary for the Bureau of Legislative Affairs at the U.S. State Department from 2012 to 2014.[2]
Jaddou was chief counsel at the USCIS from 2014 to 2017. She also worked as the director of DHS Watch, an adjunct professor at American University’s Washington College of Law, and counsel at Potomac Law Group, PLLC.[2]
Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (2021-present)
- See also: Joe Biden presidential transition
President Joe Biden (D) announced his intent to nominate Jaddou for director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services on April 12, 2021. She was confirmed by the Senate on July 30, 2021, by a 47-34 vote along party lines. She is the first female director of the agency.[1]
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