NHLA Statement on Nomination of USCIS Director

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has a mission to “”secure America’s promise as a nation of immigrants.”” Yet, President Trump has appointed someone to head the USCIS who will likely seek to undermine the goals of the very agency he has been tasked to run. This week, HF joined its sister organizations in the National Hispanic Leadership Agenda to condemn the nomination of Lee Cissna to head the USCIS. Read the NHLA statement.

July 21, 2017

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The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has a mission to "secure America's promise as a nation of immigration." Yet, President Trump has appointed someone to head the USCIS who will likely seek to undermine the goals of the very agency he has been tasked to run. This week, HF joined its sister organizations in the National Hispanic Leadership Agenda to condemn the nomination of Lee Cissna to head the USCIS.

Read the NHLA statement.

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