Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II is the Acting Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). The USCIS mission is to administer the nation’s lawful immigration system, safeguarding its integrity and promise by efficiently and fairly adjudicating requests for immigration benefits while protecting Americans, securing the homeland, and honoring our values.
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Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II
acting director
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
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Ken Cuccinelli began serving as the acting director of USCIS on June 10, 2019.
Mr. Cuccinelli and his wife, Teiro, grew up and live in Virginia. They have seven children, one son-in-law and one grandchild.
Mr. Cuccinelli served as Virginia’s attorney general from 2010 to 2014. During his time as attorney general, he led Virginia from being amongst the worst states in fighting human trafficking to becoming one of the best. Additionally, he led efforts resulting in record enforcement against gangs, health care fraud, and child predators. Mr. Cuccinelli also served in the Senate of Virginia from 2002 to 2010 and has practiced law for nearly 25 years.
Mr. Cuccinelli earned a mechanical engineering degree from the University of Virginia, a law degree from Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University, and a Masters in International Commerce and Policy from George Mason University. He is a proud graduate of Gonzaga High School, located just blocks from USCIS headquarters in Washington, D.C.
In his spare time, Mr. Cuccinelli enjoys spending time with his family, reading, shooting, and watching college basketball.
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Austin T. Fragomen, Jr.
Chairman, Executive Committee
Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP
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Over the course of his career in immigration, Austin served as assistant counsel, subcommittee on immigration, citizenship and international law, U.S. House of Representatives, and as an adjunct professor of law at New York University Law School.
Austin has testified before committees of Congress on a variety of business immigration topics.
Currently, Austin serves as Chairman of the Business Mechanism of the Global Forum on Migration and Development and has participated at a number of GFMD and UN sponsored events and proceedings, including the Global Compact on Migration. He also serves as Vice-Chair of Jesuit Refugee Services and a Board Member of the Center for Migration Studies. Additionally, Austin is an Advisory Board Member of the Investor Migration Council.
He is a co-author of the treatise Immigration law and Business, as well as a series of Handbooks published by Thomson Reuters/West.