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]
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