Awards & Recognition
★National Law Journal - 50 Most Influential Minority Lawyers in America (2008)
★U.S. Post Inspector's Award - highest honor given by U.S. Postal Inspection Service
★FBI Director commendations for successful trial work
★O'Melveny & Myers Values Award for community leadership
Notable Facts
→Seventh United States Secretary of Homeland Security (2021-2025)
→First Latino and first immigrant to head Department of Homeland Security
→Former youngest U.S. Attorney in the nation at age 39
→Impeached by House of Representatives in 2024, charges dismissed by Senate
→Cuban-American refugee who fled Cuba as an infant in 1960
→Architect of Obama's DACA policy
→Partner at prestigious law firm WilmerHale