The former director of the anti-immigration group Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) is expected to be appointed to a top position in the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) next week, according to a new report by ProPublica.

Julie Kirchner was the director of FAIR from 2005 to 2015, and ProPublica reports she is going to be named ombudsman to USCIS on Monday. Kirchner was most recently working in the Trump administration as an adviser at Customs and Border Protection.

The ombudsman is charged with providing assistance to immigrants who face challenges during their immigration process. They also prepare a yearly report for lawmakers that is used to make policy recommendations.

ProPublica was told of Kirchner's appointment by a former USCIS official with knowledge of the personnel change.

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FAIR has a controversial background over ethnically charged statements, ProPublica noted. The organization was founded by John Tanton, who embraced eugenics, and is listed by the Southern Poverty Law Center as an anti-immigrant hate group.

FAIR says its purpose is to “reduce overall immigration to a level that is more manageable and which more closely reflects past policy,” according to its website.