¶ Markwayne Mullin (Secretary of Homeland Security)
Leads the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), overseeing border security, immigration enforcement, and national safety.
- Border Security: Prioritizing the completion of physical barriers and deployment of advanced surveillance technology at the border.
- Immigration Enforcement: Overseeing the implementation of enhanced deportation and interior enforcement operations.
- Discreet Operations (July 2026): Implementing a more discreet and lower-profile approach to the administration's immigration crackdown, ending public drama. Source: Politico, 2026-07-06
- Cybersecurity: Strengthening national defenses against cyber threats to critical infrastructure.
- Election Security (July 2026): Warned election officials that they would face fines and potential prison time if they failed to implement changes to secure their elections, stating they would be held accountable for non-compliance. Source: Politico, 2026-07-17
- ICE Deportation Performance (August 2026): Figures shared with the media indicated that DHS has remained far from meeting Mullin's ambitious deportation goals, with deportation counts failing to significantly exceed those of his predecessor. Source: Politico, 2026-08-03
- Immigration Policy Dispute (August 2026): Mullin's immigration balancing act grew more precarious after unleashing a fresh MAGA firestorm that thrust the administration back into an intraparty conflict over the President's immigration agenda. Source: Politico, 2026-08-05
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Data verified as of August 2026.