Asylum & Refugees
Biden Taps U.N. Flack For Transborder Security Chief
avatar By Bob Dane February 1, 2021 No Comments
Senior Director for Transborder Security sounds like a serious job with big responsibilities. So who has the Biden administration hired to fill it? A public relations officer at the United Nations’ refugee agency.
Though Katie Tobin has scant experience in the security field, she is billed as “an expert on asylum seekers and refugees.†Since her days as an immigrant/refugee caseworker in 2004, Tobin has held several immigration positions in and out of government. Most recently she was external relations officer for the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Tobin’s skill set would seem a more logical fit at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), where she once helped adjudicate asylum claims and conducted credible-fear interviews. By slotting her into a top director position under the National Security Council (NSC), Team Biden is taking “transborder security†in a different direction.
https://www.immigrationreform.com/2021/02/01/press-flak-heads-transborder-security-immigrationreform-com/
