# Joseph Edlow **Status: stub — expand.** **Joseph Edlow** is the Senate-confirmed **Director of [[USCIS]]** (confirmed July 15, 2025) — the benefits-side immigration agency (naturalization, green cards, asylum adjudication). A first-term USCIS policy official and restrictionist voice, his tenure has pushed the agency's mission emphasis from service toward vetting and fraud detection. ## See also - [[USCIS]] · [[Department of Homeland Security]] · [[DHS Component Tree]] - [[US Immigration Timeline]]