Markwayne Mullin will serve as Donald Trump’s next Department of Homeland Security secretary, elevating the US senator to helm the agency at the center of the president’s controversial immigration enforcement effort and an ongoing shutdown.
The Senate confirmed the nomination on Monday night, less than three weeks after Trump tapped Mullin to take over from embattled Secretary Kristi Noem.
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The final confirmation vote was 54 to 45, with GOP Sen. Rand Paul voting “no” and Democratic Sens. John Fetterman and Martin Heinrich voting “yes.”
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Mullin has long been a staunch supporter of Trump’s immigration crackdown. But during his confirmation hearing, he also said that there should be some changes as to how ICE is deployed around the country, telling senators, “I would love to see ICE become more a transport than on the front line,” and pledged to require ICE officers to obtain judicial warrants before entering private property, with limited exceptions.
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