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Facing Pressure, Trump Officials Reject Claims They’re Softening on Immigration

✇NYT > U.S. News
Von: Madeleine Ngo
Immigration hard-liners have grown frustrated with the level of deportations and the Department of Homeland Security’s attempts, under its new secretary, to stay under the radar.

© David Guttenfelder/The New York Times

Federal agents operating in Minneapolis in January. A growing share of Republicans now say the administration is doing too little on deportations, according to a poll released by Pew on Monday.
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D.H.S. Will Run Out of Money for Paychecks in May, Secretary Says

✇NYT > U.S. News
Von: Madeleine Ngo and Michael Gold
The issue threatens to renew chaos at airports as lawmakers remain divided over a deal to end the two-month shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security.

© Gene J. Puskar/Associated Press

A Transportation Security Administration officer at Pittsburgh International Airport in March, when some U.S. travelers faced long security lines at airports.
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DHS Expands Deportation Fleet With High-End Jets

✇NYT > U.S. News
Von: Madeleine Ngo
The contract for five planes doubles the Department of Homeland Security’s fleet of jets to expel immigrants, and includes two Gulfstream planes, according to documents and interviews.

© Stephen Maturen/Getty Images

Deportees boarding a chartered plane at Minneapolis-St. Paul airport in February.
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Acting ICE Director Says He Plans to Resign in May

✇NYT > U.S. News
Von: Madeleine Ngo and Hamed Aleaziz
Todd Lyons said he would leave to spend more time with his family. He has spoken about a surge in threats against ICE officers, saying that he knew the reality firsthand.

© Eric Lee for The New York Times

The exit of Todd Lyons as acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement raises more questions about the direction of the agency, which has faced dimming public opinion.
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Trump to Pick Ousted FEMA Head to Lead Agency Again

✇NYT > U.S. News
Von: Tyler Pager · Scott Dance and Zolan Kanno-Youngs
Cameron Hamilton is a former Navy SEAL who ran unsuccessfully for Congress.

© Jose Luis Magana/Associated Press

Cameron Hamilton told a House committee last May, when he was the acting chief of FEMA, that the agency was vital to communities “in their greatest times of need” and should not be eliminated. He was ousted the next day.
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What the ‘Real Housewives’ Think About Congress’s Reality TV Drama

✇NYT > U.S. News
Von: Michael Gold
A visit to the Capitol by stars of the “Real Housewives” offered a glimpse into how the nation’s elected representatives mimic the gossipy world of reality TV. Nobody appears to relish the similarities.

© Leigh Vogel/Getty Images for MISTR

Members of the “Real Housewives” casts posed with Tristan Schukraft, the chief executive of the telehealth company MISTR, outside the Capitol in an H.I.V. prevention event last month.
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D.H.S. Inspector General Inquiry Focuses in Part on Corey Lewandowski

✇NYT > U.S. News
Von: Hamed Aleaziz · Tyler Pager · Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Scott Dance
The investigation comes as administration officials have fielded complaints about how Kristi Noem’s top adviser, Corey Lewandowski, dealt with companies seeking federal contracts.

© Eric Lee for The New York Times

Kristi Noem, the former homeland security secretary, during a House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing this year.
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Markwayne Mullin Takes Over DHS With Less Flash but Same Mission

✇NYT > U.S. News
Von: Hamed Aleaziz
Markwayne Mullin, the incoming D.H.S. secretary, faces a difficult balance: a public reset of the agency while delivering on President Trump’s deportation agenda.

© Doug Mills/The New York Times

Markwayne Mullin being sworn in as homeland security secretary by Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday in the Oval Office. He has taken over a department that is in declining public repute, especially after the fatal shootings of two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis in January.
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Florida’s Immigration Crackdown, Led by DeSantis, Is Showing Cracks

✇NYT > U.S. News
Von: Patricia Mazzei and Eric Adelson
Some conservative sheriffs have raised concerns about the aggressive enforcement tactics that Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, has embraced.

© Shannon Stapleton/Reuters

Florida made more immigration arrests in 2025 than any state but Texas.
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Trump Says He Will Sign Order to Pay T.S.A. Agents as Travel Frustrations Grow

✇NYT > U.S. News
Von: Chris Cameron and Michael Gold
President Trump said he would sign an emergency order to pay Transportation Security Administration agents, with an intensifying crisis at airports ahead of a busy travel weekend.

© Jason Henry for The New York Times

President Trump said on Thursday that he would sign an emergency order to pay Transportation Security Administration agents.
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In Oklahoma, Alan Armstrong Will Fill Markwayne Mullin’s Senate Seat

✇NYT > U.S. News
Von: Tim Balk
Gov. Kevin Stitt selected Mr. Armstrong, a fellow Republican and an energy executive, to play a caretaker role in the seat until the next election.

© Kaylee Greenlee/Reuters

Alan Armstrong has led the board of directors at Williams Companies, a giant natural gas pipeline operator based in Tulsa, Okla., his hometown.
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Mullin’s Smooth Confirmation Was a Throwback in the Senate

✇NYT > U.S. News
Von: Michael Gold
In choosing Senator Markwayne Mullin, who has warm relationships across the Capitol and the political aisle, President Trump was reverting to a bygone tradition.

© Kenny Holston/The New York Times

Senator Markwayne Mullin during his confirmation hearing last week. Senators from across the ideological spectrum suggested that they had been encouraged because he is someone they know well and believe they can work with.
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Markwayne Mullin Confirmed as Homeland Security Secretary

✇NYT > U.S. News
Von: Madeleine Ngo
A Cherokee Nation member who has served as Oklahoma’s junior senator, Mr. Mullin will take charge at a pivotal time.

© Kenny Holston/The New York Times

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Mullin Explored Bipartisan Deal to Rein in Immigration Crackdown

✇NYT > U.S. News
Von: Michael Gold
The G.O.P. senator President Trump chose to lead the Department of Homeland Security privately discussed concessions the White House has repeatedly rejected.

© Kenny Holston/The New York Times

Senator Markwayne Mullin had been quietly working to hash out a compromise on immigration enforcement that offered more ground than the White House had publicly given.
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Mullin Said to Have Credited the King of Jordan for a Helicopter Rescue

✇NYT > U.S. News
Von: Charlie Savage
The homeland security nominee brought up a mysterious trip in mid-2016 at a confirmation hearing. He visited Jordan that August, congressional records show.

© Kenny Holston/The New York Times

Senator Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma has a history of suggesting that he has firsthand familiarity with overseas war-zone operations, despite having never served in the military.
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Homeland Security Nominee Clears Key Hurdle

✇NYT > U.S. News
Von: Madeleine Ngo and Michael Gold
If confirmed, Senator Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma would be taking over the department at a sensitive moment.

© Kenny Holston/The New York Times

Senator Markwayne Mullin, Republican of Oklahoma, has been a staunch defender of the Trump administration’s mass deportation campaign.
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Mullin Faces Questions About War Zone Observations

✇NYT > U.S. News
Von: Madeleine Ngo
The nominee for homeland security secretary suggested that he had observed war firsthand but declined to provide details, which he said were “classified.”

© Kenny Holston/The New York Times

Senator Markwayne Mullin was asked on Wednesday about comments he had made that suggested he had been in a war zone.
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Markwayne Mullin, Trump’s DHS Pick, Hints at GOP Immigration Shift at Confirmation Hearing

✇NYT > U.S. News
Von: Michael Gold
The senator sounded a warmer and fuzzier tone at his D.H.S. confirmation hearing than President Trump often has, the latest sign that the administration wants to project a more moderated approach.

© Kenny Holston/The New York Times

Senator Markwayne Mullin, Republican of Oklahoma, said during his confirmation hearing on Wednesday that he would be willing to require Homeland Security officers to obtain judicial warrants to enter homes.
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Paul Questions Mullin’s Character Over Response to Attack by Neighbor

✇NYT > U.S. News
Von: Michael Gold
Senator Rand Paul was assaulted in 2017. Markwayne Mullin acknowledged that he once said he understood the reason for the attack, but did not apologize.

© Kenny Holston/The New York Times

Senator Rand Paul, Republican of Kentucky, opened Senator Markwayne Mullin’s confirmation hearing by recalling that the nominee had called him a “freaking snake.”
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