Leon Rodriguez Sworn in as USCIS Director

[dwheels76 5,468]

Leon Rodriguez Sworn in as USCIS Director

Rodriguez Becomes Fourth Director to the World’s Largest Immigration Service

Release Date: July 09, 2014

WASHINGTON—Leon Rodriguez was sworn in today as the director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) during a ceremony at USCIS headquarters. Rodriguez, born in Brooklyn, and raised in Miami, comes to USCIS with a broad legal background and will lead the nearly 18,000 employee agency charged with administering the nation’s immigration and naturalization system.

“This is both an exciting and challenging time for USCIS,” Rodriguez said. “Our role in administering our nation’s immigration and naturalization laws has never been more important. I look forward to working with the entire USCIS family, including our partners and constituents, to ensure that our mission is carried out with fairness and integrity.”

Leon Rodriguez was confirmed by the Senate in June 2014 as the director of USCIS. He previously served as the director of the Office for Civil Rights at the Department of Health and Human Services, a position he held from 2011 to 2014. From 2010 to 2011, he served as chief of staff and deputy assistant attorney general for civil rights at the Department of Justice (DOJ). Previously, Mr. Rodriguez was county attorney for Montgomery County, Maryland from 2007 to 2010. He was a principal at Ober, Kaler, Grimes & Shriver in Washington, D.C. from 2001 to 2007.

He served in the United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania from 1997 to 2001, first as chief of the White Collar Crimes Section from 1998 to 1999 and then as first assistant U.S. Attorney until his departure. Prior to joining the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Mr. Rodriguez was a trial attorney in the Civil Rights Division at DOJ from 1994 to 1997 and a senior assistant district attorney at the Kings County District Attorney’s Office in New York from 1988 to 1994. He received a B.A. from Brown University and a J.D. from Boston College Law School.

Edited July 10, 2014 by dwheels76

[michela21413 7]

Cool......off record he's adorable

[dwheels76 5,468]

Cool......off record he's adorable

LOL. I need to contact him. I feel he needs an assistant. I am up for the job. I need recommendations.

[JohnR! 5,495]

Ladies, please! Control yourselves!!! :rofl:

Cool......off record he's adorable

LOL. I need to contact him. I feel he needs an assistant. I am up for the job. I need recommendations.

[dwheels76 5,468]

Ladies, please! Control yourselves!!! :rofl:

Now JohnR! I am serious I need to be head of USCIS and NVC. They so need my help. I need to have a spreadsheet for them I swear.

[Zach<3Katiuska 58]

Cool......off record he's adorable

he's addorable lmao you mean to be a grown man he is cuteee lmao

[Lenny&Sanna 114]

Hopefully he makes some changes and stuff. He comes from my state as an attorney and was a very good one at that

[michela21413 7]

Ladies, please! Control yourselves!!! :rofl:

No doubt I will, but I do also give credit where it's do no infidelity here my fellow visa journey friend

[michela21413 7]

he's addorable lmao you mean to be a grown man he is cuteee lmao

Lol, I feel so bad now

Ladies, please! Control yourselves!!! :rofl:

I hope you dont mean monica Lewinsky assistant status lol

[JohnR! 5,495]

Lol, I feel so bad now

I hope you dont mean monica Lewinsky assistant status lol

I was just kidding... And far from suggesting anything of the kind!! :-)

[VOL 425]

We need people from the Southern States who are facing all the illegals in their area. Sadly I don't think people from the northern parts of the USA realize the issues we are facing down here.

Drug infestation from Illegals, Over burden the school systems. Over burden the power grid due to 8 to 12 people living in a 3 bedroom house. They will work for about 1/2 price what it takes some one trying to raise a family in USA.

[edavis12 5]

Unfortunately I doubt it makes to much difference. Bigger Job = Bigger pay which means the less they care. Its the good ol fashion American way. I see it everyday and it disgusts me and now with the illegal immigration problem does nothing but prolong our waiting even more. Its sad because you try to do right and get screwed in the end. Good luck to everyone but pack a lunch because waiting is all we can do!!!

[Tina and Johan 206]

18,000 employees?!? And they're this far behind?? Damn.

[usmsbow 802]

Unfortunately I doubt it makes to much difference. Bigger Job = Bigger pay which means the less they care. Its the good ol fashion American way. I see it everyday and it disgusts me and now with the illegal immigration problem does nothing but prolong our waiting even more. Its sad because you try to do right and get screwed in the end. Good luck to everyone but pack a lunch because waiting is all we can do!!!

I doubt he's getting much of a pay bump.He was already a director within DOJ. There aren't big differences between executive levels.He is an outsider though (no experience anywhere within DHS, let alone USCIS), so getting things changed could be difficult, even if he is very motivated.

[bjp_23 1]

Any one knows his email address?