Biden USCIS Nominee Sets Goals for Agency Solvency, Backlogs (1)

Fiscal solvency, reduced backlogs, and an upgrade to 21st century technology top the list of goals President Joe Biden‘s nominee to lead U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Ur Jaddou, has for the agency.

In addition, Jaddou will work to ensure that USCIS staff “have the resources, support, and leadership they need to carry out their roles,” she told the Senate Judiciary Committee during a nomination hearing Wednesday.

USCIS is the Department of Homeland Security subagency responsible for administering immigration laws and processing services and benefits. Jaddou said in opening remarks that at the heart of a functioning immigration system ...