On June 29, 2013, President Obama announced his nomination of Alejandro Mayorkas, the Director of the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), for the position of Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

Currently, Mayorkas is responsible for the management and granting of citizenship benefits while ensuring the integrity of the immigration system, preventing fraud, protecting national security, providing information to customers and promoting awareness of the citizenship process. After four years in the role of Director, his new role will include managing the day-to-day operations of Homeland Security, including its 208,000+ employees and (approx.) $48.5 billion budget.

During Mayorkas’ tenure as USCIS Director, he made the EB-5 program a priority, with a focus on improving the review and approval processes. The EB-5 process is an expansive combination of petitions, tax returns, supporting documentation and due diligence. Immigration attorneys, paralegals, real estate professionals and analysts and more are involved in the steps to obtaining green cards for immigrants who invest in American projects.

“Mr. Mayorkas will be missed by EB-5 professionals across the nation,” states US Immigration Fund Vice President Nicholas Mastroianni III. “His focus on improving the EB-5 program helped spotlight the benefits of investment-based immigration and spur reform in areas that needed help. Without his support and guidance, EB-5 immigration may not have received the level of attention it has over the past year, which has helped improve the livelihoods of not only investors and their families, but the economies in which their investments are located.”

Mastroianni adds, “We congratulate him on his nomination for Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.”

6月29日，美国总统奥巴马宣布任命美国移民局局长梅奥卡斯先生 (Alejandro Mayorkas)为国土安全部新副部长。

目前，梅奥卡斯先生负责主持移民局的全方位工作，包括居民公民权的管理和授予、确保移民体系的完整性、防止欺诈、保护国土安全、提供相关信息、促进公民意识等各方面工作。在移民局任职四年后，总统奥巴马任命他为国土安全部副部长。他的新职责将包括国土安全部的日常管理和运作，含20.8万政府职员及约485亿美元的部门预算管理。

在担任美国移民局局长期间，梅奥卡斯先生一直很重视EB-5投资移民签证计划，并大力改善了投资移民案件审批工作。EB-5投资移民流程复杂广泛，涉及案件申请、纳税申报、支持文件、尽职调查等。移民律师、法律助理、地产专业人士、分析师及更多相关方都需参与到移民申请投资人投资美国移民获得绿卡的各流程。

“我相信EB-5行业的各方人士都会很怀念梅奥卡斯先生。”美国移民基金的副总裁Nicholas Mastroianni III表示。“他一直很重视完善EB-5投资移民计划，大力提倡该投资移民计划的益处并积极推进改革。过去的几年如果没有他的支持和指导，EB-5移民可能就不会受到现在这样大家的广泛关注。它不仅实现了投资人及其家庭移民美国的梦想，同时也大力促进了投资所在地经济的发展。”

Mastroianni先生也补充，“我们衷心祝贺梅奥卡斯先生任命为国土安全部副部长。”