Biden pegged Tucson, Arizona, Police Chief Chris Magnus to lead Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Ur Jaddou to head United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).
The two agencies are components of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). CBP oversees border and port-of-entry operations, while USCIS is responsible for granting visas, permanent residences and naturalizations.
CBP is also the parent agency of the U.S. Border Patrol, and the primary agency in charge of initial intake of asylum seekers, including unaccompanied minors at the border.
Biden will also nominate John Tien, who previously served as the National Security Council senior director for Afghanistan and Pakistan, to serve as the deputy director of DHS. Jen Easterly, previously a counterterrorism lead at the National Security Agency, will head the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency.