Jennifer B. Higgins

Jennifer B. Higgins
Director of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services
Acting
January 20, 2025 – February 9, 2025
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byUr Jaddou
Succeeded byKika Scott (acting)
Personal details
EducationAmerican University

Jennifer B. Higgins is an American government executive who served as the acting director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and its deputy director since 2022. She was previously the acting chief of staff to the U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security from 2021 to 2022.

Education

Higgins earned a master's degree in comparative politics from American University.[1][2]

Career

Higgins began her federal career in 1999 as a Presidential Management Fellow with the Immigration and Naturalization Service's Office of International Affairs.[1][2] Upon completion of her fellowship in 2001, she joined the Refugee Affairs Division as an immigration officer.[2] From 2007 to 2016, Higgins held leadership positions within the Refugee, Asylum, and International Operations Directorate (RAIO) at United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), as the branch chief for asylum operations.[2] In 2014, she was promoted to the Senior Executive Service (SES), becoming deputy chief for the Refugee Affairs Division.[2] She also served as a senior advisor to the USCIS director on immigration reform in 2015.[2]

Higgins was chief of staff to the U.S. Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security from 2016 to 2017.[2] From January 2017 to 2021, she was the associate director for the Refugee, Asylum, and International Operations Directorate (RAIO) at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).[1] In September 2021, she became the acting chief of staff to the U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security, succeeding Karen Olick.[1][3]

On January 31, 2022, Higgins became deputy director of USCIS.[1][3] On January 20, 2025, she was appointed as the acting director of USCIS.[1] Higgins was succeeded as deputy director by Andrew Davidson on February 9, 2025.[4] On February 9, 2025, Higgins was succeeded as acting director of USCIS by Kika Scott.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Kably, Lubna (January 25, 2025). "Jennifer Higgins is the new acting USCIS director". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on January 29, 2025. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Jennifer B. Higgins, Acting Director, USCIS". United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. January 2025. Archived from the original on January 21, 2025. Retrieved January 5, 2025.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ a b Thompson, Alex; Lippman, Daniel (2021-09-13). "Homeland Security chief of staff abruptly resigns". POLITICO. Archived from the original on 2023-02-08. Retrieved 2025-02-02.
  4. ^ Kreighbaum, Andrew (2025-01-31). "New Acting Head Named at US Citizenship and Immigration Services". Bloomberg Law. Archived from the original on 2025-02-02. Retrieved 2025-02-02.
  5. ^ Kreighbaum, Andrew (2025-02-13). "US Citizenship and Immigration Services Reshuffles Leadership". Bloomberg Law. Archived from the original on 2025-02-14. Retrieved 2025-02-15.

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