CHC ON LEON RODRIGUEZ SENATE CONFIRMATION

Washington, DC- Today, Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chairman Rubén Hinojosa (TX-15) and CHC First Vice Chair Ben Ray Luján (NM-03) released the following statement following the Senate's confirmation of Leon Rodriguez as United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director.

"We congratulate Leon Rodriguez on his Senate confirmation as the next United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director. Mr. Rodriguez, who replaces Alejandro Mayorkas, has a long-standing record of public service. The work the USCIS does is critically important to the Latino community and our country as a whole, and we are confident in Mr. Leon Rodriguez's ability to lead the agency. We look forward to working with him in his new role," said CHC Chairman Rubén Hinojosa.

“I welcome the Senate’s confirmation of Leon Rodriguez to be the Director of USCIS, and congratulate him on his appointment. I am encouraged to know he will be leading USCIS at a time when decisions about how to reform our immigration system are so critical to our prosperity as a country. Mr. Rodriguez has the depth of experience and has demonstrated the leadership necessary to tackle the important issues facing USCIS, and I look forward to the guidance he will bring,” said First Vice Chair and Diversity Task Force Chair Ben Ray Luján.