FACT SHEET: Don’t Be Fooled: The Mass Deportation Agenda Hasn’t Changed

Markwayne Mullin has been confirmed as DHS Secretary, and Republicans have put a new DHS funding framework on the table. The White House is framing both as signs the administration is shifting its approach to mass deportation — but the facts tell a different story.

Mullin’s confirmation hearing revealed his record in stark terms: defending agents who shot and killed U.S. citizens, committing to judicial warrants only in limited circumstances, and making clear he’ll carry out Trump and Stephen Miller’s mass deportation agenda without hesitation. New faces, new messaging, same agenda. Meanwhile, on the ground, nothing has changed.

Here’s the proof:

Mullin’s Nomination Changes Nothing — Same Agenda, Same Tactics

At his confirmation hearing, Mullin refused to say we should be “disgusted” by an agent who fires at a U.S. citizen, and made clear he will back ICE operating in hospitals, schools, and other sensitive locations, stating simply “I will always support my law enforcement doing their job.”
On the killing of Renee Good, Mullin held firm that the officer’s actions were justified, insisting the car “becomes a lethal weapon” – even as video evidence directly contradicts the agent’s claim that his life was under threat. He partially walked back his comments calling Alex Pretti “deranged” – but refused to apologize to either family.
Mullin committed to using judicial warrants before entering homes – but only if ICE isn’t already “pursuing” someone inside.
When pressed at the hearing on whether Stephen Miller would actually be running DHS, Mullin declined to give assurances, saying only that he would be “talking to the president on a regular basis” and that he “serves at his discretion.”

ICE Activity Is Continuing — And Escalating

ICE has expanded into airports while Trump personally called for agents to remove masks only in airports, not when “searching for hardened criminals” in communities.
ICE has detained the parents of more than 11,000 U.S. citizen children.
A 19-year-old Mexican migrant died at a Florida county jail holding ICE detainees, the 46th reported death in ICE custody since January 2025, and the 13th death this year alone. He’s the youngest to die in custody since Trump’s second term began.
ICE is now detaining pregnant women in large tent facilities: one woman six months pregnant experienced bleeding and received only water, prenatal vitamins, and a temperature check – despite ICE’s own policy requiring access to prenatal care.
261 DACA recipients have been detained and as many as 80 deported. There’s growing evidence the administration is deliberately delaying DACA renewals to put recipients at risk of job loss, detention, and deportation.
ICE has $85 billion in new funding, making it the highest-funded law enforcement agency in the nation. This includes $45 billion specifically for detention expansion, with ICE rapidly leasing warehouses and contracting with local jails.

The White House Offer Proves Nothing Has Changed

The White House’s DHS funding proposal included no requirement for judicial warrants before ICE agents enter homes or make arrests.
Meanwhile, Trump killed a bipartisan deal that would have funded TSA and ended the airport chaos. Instead, he tied DHS funding to the SAVE America Act, an anti-voter bill.
Rather than accept a deal that would get TSA workers paid, Trump ordered Republicans to stay in Washington and drag out the standoff.

Trump has consistently opposed any restrictions on ICE enforcement, saying “Any deal they make, I’m pretty much not happy with” – signaling his unwavering demand for maximum ICE funding and unfettered enforcement authority.