Markwayne Mullin

Rule Changes

Leads DHS, which oversees ICE

Marie Ange Blaise collapsed at a Florida detention center in April 2025. Internal reviewers later found staff did not start CPR even though she had no pulse. A New Republic analysis published Nov. 6, 2026, found that pattern in most of the deaths it reviewed: 23 of 29 detainees received care ICE itself judged outside safe limits.

Updated 2 days ago

Rule Changes

Named defendant in the lawsuit

The Ninth Circuit kept its block on Homeland Security's pre-election voter questioning in place through Election Day, and the legal fight is continuing. A majority of the full court declined to rehear a three-judge panel's refusal to pause the injunction; seven judges dissented. The blocked program, which the government calls the Unlawful Voter Initiative, had sent agents to homes in nine states.

Updated 5 days ago

Rule Changes

Signed the DeepSeek removal order

The Department of Homeland Security has ordered all US civilian federal agencies to remove DeepSeek products from their systems, including third-party tools built with the Chinese company's AI models. The order, signed by Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin on July 24, also blocks agencies from buying DeepSeek services.

Updated Nov 2

Force in Play

In office; named by the hackers as the trigger for the leak

On October 28, the transparency nonprofit Distributed Denial of Secrets published Icepick, a searchable archive of more than 41,000 Department of Homeland Security employees and contractors. The files hold names, work phone numbers, office addresses, job titles, supervisors, and the internal permissions tied to each account.

Updated Oct 31

Force in Play

Calls the investigation a 'strong case'; says several warrants were served and a grand jury could hear evidence

Federal agents searched Rep. Ilhan Omar's Washington home on Oct. 12, 22 days before the Nov. 3 midterms, as part of a criminal investigation into immigration paperwork her family filed decades ago. Omar said on Oct. 21 that she will move out of the apartment because the raid and the attention around it have made her feel unsafe.

Updated Oct 20

Rule Changes

As of September 2026: Schroyer's patron; nomination withdrawn

The White House withdrew Lance Schroyer's nomination to lead U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on September 17, 2026. The former Oklahoma state trooper's confirmation stalled after Republican Senator Rand Paul blocked a hearing over fatal shootings of two U.S. citizens by federal agents in Minneapolis.

Updated Sep 18

Rule Changes

As of September 2026: Recipient of the Democrats' letter; has not released the $39.6 million

Two months before the midterms, the federal agency built to protect election systems hasn't spent a cent of the money Congress told it to use. Top Democrats on both election committees are demanding the Department of Homeland Security release $39.6 million earmarked for local election security, with a response due September 9.

Updated Sep 6

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As of September 2026: Predicting full ICE field deployment by end of September 2026

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) says it now has enough body cameras to equip every officer and agent. The announcement follows five years of delays, a February count of 3,000 cameras for 13,000 officers, and more than two dozen shootings as ICE arrests climbed under the Trump administration.

Updated Sep 3

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As of June 2026: Confirmed March 24, 2026; responsible for customs order implementation deadlines

For decades, importing into the United States mostly meant filing paperwork and paying duties. A June 3 executive order changed that, requiring importers to certify supply-chain compliance, disclose who really owns their business, and hold U.S. assets to cover any duties owed.

Updated Jun 11

Rule Changes

As of May 2026: Confirmation hearing pending post-shutdown resolution

The U.S. Senate passed a DHS funding bill by voice vote at 2:20 a.m. on March 27, 2026. It ends the partial shutdown that began February 14 for most agencies, but leaves out ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations and most U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Updated May 29