On the record · Updated October 1, 2026
DHS Secretary
6 things Markwayne Mullin said, verbatim, from July 20, 2026 to September 23, 2026, each linked to where it ran. Grouped by the questions at issue, with who supported, disputed, or qualified each one.
Positions
Supports
“has been given some of the best medical care he's ever received in his life”
BBC News Judge blocks deportation of the DoorDash driver an ICE officer shot in Austin ›
Others on this question
“Wilber still needs appropriate medical care, and we will continue fighting to protect his rights.”
Supports
“this person is an illegal alien who has no legal status to be here”
BBC News Judge blocks deportation of the DoorDash driver an ICE officer shot in Austin ›
Others on this question
“Wilber came to the United States legally. He had work permits and was an asylum seeker.”
More on the record
As printed
“No amount of smears and false narratives will slow down ICE from doing its job by removing dangerous illegal aliens from our communities and making America safe again”
on DHS defending ICE's shooting of a DoorDash driver in Austin
BBC News US judge blocks deportation of DoorDash driver shot by ICE ›
As printed
“will empower the men and women of ICE to deport criminal illegal aliens, secure the homeland, and protect the American people”
on Mullin's case that the ICE nominee would boost deportations of criminals
As printed
“If you are in the country illegally, LEAVE NOW. If not, we will find you, arrest you, and deport you.”
on warning all unauthorized immigrants to leave regardless of criminal history
Washington Examiner ICE sets new monthly record in August with most-ever illegal immigrants arrested ›
As printed
“If the election officials, once we gave them the information they need to secure their elections, and they chose not to, then those individuals can also be held accountable by fines, by penalties, and even, depending on how far it goes, prison time,”
World Socialist Web Site Trump administration threatens to imprison state officials who resist federal takeover of elections ›
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