The morning after voters handed Democrats control of both chambers of Congress, the Homeland Security Secretary sat before a national audience and declared that the nation's immigration course would hold steady. Markwayne Mullin's words, 'zero change,' mark a familiar moment in American politics, when power shifts hands and the question becomes whether the machinery of enforcement will bend or keep its rhythm. He offered his own account of a pace of roughly 3,600 removals a day, a figure that stands on his word alone, and set the terms for the coming Congress: no amnesty, no quiet retreat, and
Mullin Pledges 'Zero Change' on Immigration After Democrats Win House and Senate in Midterms
"Amnesty will never be on the table."
Mark
Why does this interview matter, coming one day after the election?
Mimi
Because it's the first clear signal of how the administration will treat a Congress it no longer controls. Mullin said "zero change" and ruled out amnesty outright.
Mark
He also mentioned the president suggesting Republicans work with Democrats. Is that a contradiction?
Mimi
Ingraham raised it, and Mullin's answer was basically that cooperation has limits. He said you can't trust Democrats because nothing is enough for them.
Luke
Let me slow us down on the number. Is 3,600 deportations a day confirmed?
Mimi
It's Mullin's figure, stated on air. The piece doesn't offer independent data behind it.
Luke
Right, so it's an official's claim, not a verified count. And he says enforcement hasn't slowed but has been re-prioritized. Those two statements sit a little awkwardly together.
Mark
How so?
Luke
He lists murderers, rapists, cartel members as targets, but gives no breakdown of who is actually among the 3,600. We don't know.
Mimi
That's fair. The category list is rhetoric until there's data.
Mark
And the DSA claim?
Luke
That's an accusation, not a finding. Saying the group is running the Democratic Party is his characterization, and no evidence was offered.
Mimi
The practical thread is the veto. Mullin said Trump will veto anything he opposes, which frames any DHS funding fight.
El Pulso
- A new Democratic majority in both chambers has put immigration policy on a collision course with the administration.
- Mullin's declaration of 'zero change' and 'amnesty will never be on the table' leaves little room for compromise.
- Claims of roughly 3,600 deportations a day arrive without independent confirmation, sharpening the dispute over the agency's direction.
- The veto threat and talk of defunding DHS signal that budget fights will become the next battleground, with no clear path to cooperation yet.
The morning after voters handed Democrats control of both chambers of Congress, the Homeland Security Secretary sat before a national audience and declared that the nation's immigration course would hold steady. Markwayne Mullin's words, 'zero change,' mark a familiar moment in American politics, when power shifts hands and the question becomes whether the machinery of enforcement will bend or keep its rhythm. He offered his own account of a pace of roughly 3,600 removals a day, a figure that stands on his word alone, and set the terms for the coming Congress: no amnesty, no quiet retreat, and a presidential veto held in reserve.
On Tuesday night, a day after midterm elections gave Democrats majorities in the House and Senate, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin appeared on Fox News's "The Ingraham Angle" and said the department's immigration approach would not change. His phrase was "zero change." Host Laura Ingraham had raised President Trump's suggestion that Republicans work with Democrats, and Mullin shut that door on amnesty in particular.
Mullin described the current pace of enforcement as roughly 3,600 deportations a day, with no plans to slow down. He said the agency has refocused on what he called "the worst of the worst," including murderers, rapists, child predators, drug bankers and cartel members. The interview did not independently verify his numbers.
He was openly skeptical of working with Democrats, saying they would never be satisfied and blaming the Democratic Socialists of America for steering the party toward defunding the country, which he said would mean defunding his own department. He also invoked the president's veto, saying Trump would block any measure opposed by him and Republicans, and tied the enforcement stance to security, arguing that neither a nation nor a city can be safe if it does not know who is inside its borders.
The interview lays out the administration's opening position for the new Congress: no amnesty, no slowdown, and a veto in reserve. What comes next will depend on whether DHS funding cuts appear in budget talks and whether the veto threat decides those fights.
On Tuesday night, a day after midterm elections that handed Democrats majorities in both the House and the Senate, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin went on Fox News and told viewers that the department's immigration approach would not move. His phrase was "zero change."
Mullin was a guest on "The Ingraham Angle." Host Laura Ingraham raised the fact that President Donald Trump had suggested Republicans work with Democrats after the results. Mullin's answer closed the door on one issue in particular: "Amnesty will never be on the table," he said.
He put a number on the department's current pace. According to Mullin, DHS is deporting roughly 3,600 people a day, and he said the agency has no plans to slow down. That figure is his own account of the department's work; the interview did not offer independent confirmation of it.
Mullin did acknowledge one shift in how the work is directed. "We haven't slowed down at all," he said, adding that the agency has re-prioritized toward what he called "the worst of the worst." He listed the targets as murderers, rapists, child predators, drug bankers and cartel members.
On the question of cooperation, he was skeptical. Republicans, he said, cannot trust the Democratic Party to work with them. "You can't trust the Democrat Party we've been working with at all," he said, "because nothing's enough for them." He singled out the Democratic Socialists of America, claiming the group is running the Democratic Party and wants to "defund the country." In his telling, that means defunding his own agency, the one tasked with keeping the homeland safe. He said that made no sense to him.
He also pointed to the president's veto. Trump, Mullin said, has made it clear that he controls it, and if Democrats send over something that he and Republicans oppose, "he will veto it." He added that the president will not sign anything that is not, in his words, the right movement for the country and the Republican Party.
Mullin tied the enforcement posture to national security. A nation cannot be secure, he argued, and neither can a city, if the government does not know who is in the country.
The interview sets out the administration's opening position for the new Congress: no amnesty, no slowdown in removals, and a veto available against anything Democrats advance. What to watch is whether proposals to cut DHS funding surface in budget negotiations, and whether Trump's veto threat becomes the deciding factor in those fights.
Citas Notables
We haven't slowed down at all. We've re-prioritize what we're doing by going after the worst of the worst.— DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin
You can't have a secured nation and you can't have a secured city if you don't know who's in your country.— DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin
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