The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced the nomination of Joseph Edlow for director of US Citizenship and Immigration Services, which administers legal immigration programs.
The committee approved his nomination with a party-line vote Thursday. Edlow’s nomination will next receive a confirmation vote from the full Senate.
He promised in a May 21 confirmation hearing that USCIS would play a critical role in immigration enforcement under the Trump administration. He also said that he would curtail temporary parole protections and look to eliminate post-graduate employment options for international students through the Optional Practical Training program.
If confirmed, Edlow would bring experience from the first Trump administration to the role. He previously served as chief counsel, deputy director, and briefly acting director of USCIS. The agency during his tenure weathered Covid-19 shutdowns, more intense vetting of benefits, and narrowly avoided furloughing a large chunk of its workforce when it nearly ran out of funding.
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