The Biden administration’s top domestic policy adviser, Susan Rice, will step down next month.
As director of the White House Council on Domestic Policy, Rice had a broad influence on the administration’s approach to health care, immigration and racial inequality.
Rice, a Democratic foreign policy expert, served as President Barack Obama’s national security adviser and ambassador to the UN.
She worked closely with then-Vice President Biden and was on his shortlist to become his running mate during the 2020 campaign.
“After more than two years of her steadfast leadership on the Domestic Policy Council, it is clear: There is no one more capable and more determined to do important things for the American people than Susan Rice,” Biden said in a statement announcing his departure. .
Rice, whose last day in office will be May 26, also played an important role in efforts to control the surge in immigrant numbers at the US-Mexico border by turning away many immigrants who crossed the border illegally. illegal.
Instead, the United States has agreed to accept thousands of migrants a month as long as they come legally, have eligible sponsors, and pass vetting and background checks.
The decisions were seen as a shift to the right by some immigrant advocates who criticized the administration for backing away from promises to be more humane in immigration policy.
