Mullin Rules Out Amnesty but Leaves Room to Discuss DACA
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said immigration enforcement would continue after Republican losses in the November 10 midterm elections, while discussing whether some people covered by DACA could receive legal status. He said amnesty was off the table and that the administration was deporting about 3,600 people a day without slowing down, prioritizing people it considers serious threats, including murderers, rapists, child predators and cartel members.
In an interview with Fox News host Laura Ingraham, Mullin said some DACA recipients had been brought to the United States as children and might never have lived in their birth countries. He suggested there could be a way to give some legal status without citizenship. He called a deal unlikely and said any agreement would need backing from Republican voters.
Ingraham challenged the idea of negotiating with Democrats, arguing that Republicans have repeatedly pursued immigration compromises and that a future Democratic administration might undo any deal. Mullin said Democrats could not be trusted on enforcement, pointed to calls to defund the Department of Homeland Security and said President Donald Trump could veto legislation he opposed. Mullin also argued that knowing who is in the country is essential to national security.
Mullin Keeps Deportations Steady as DACA Deal Remains in Play
Even after Republicans’ midterm losses, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said immigration enforcement would not slow. He put deportations at about 3,600 people a day and said the agency was focusing on people it considers dangerous. His promise of continued enforcement came alongside a willingness to discuss legal status for some people brought to the country as children.
In a November 10 interview, Mullin said some DACA recipients may never have lived in their birth countries and suggested they could be given legal status without citizenship. He said amnesty was not on the table, and that any deal would require support from Republican voters. He also acknowledged that an agreement was a long shot.
Laura Ingraham pressed him on why Republicans would consider an immigration compromise with Democrats, warning that a later administration could reverse it. Mullin answered that Democrats could not be trusted on enforcement and cited calls to defund the Department of Homeland Security. The exchange underscored the tension between maintaining a hard-line enforcement posture and considering a limited status pathway for DACA recipients.
Mullin Rejects Amnesty and Vows Immigration Enforcement Will Continue
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin made clear that Republican election losses would not change the administration’s immigration enforcement. He said deportations were running at roughly 3,600 a day and that the agency was targeting serious offenders. He also said President Donald Trump would veto legislation that did not meet his priorities.
Mullin did leave room to discuss legal status for some DACA recipients, saying some had been brought to the United States as children and might never have lived in their birth countries. He said that would not mean citizenship and stressed that any agreement would need support from Republican voters. He described a deal as unlikely and said amnesty would not be part of it.
Fox host Laura Ingraham challenged the idea of negotiating with Democrats, arguing that a future administration could discard any agreement and that Democrats could not be trusted to enforce it. Mullin echoed the distrust, pointing to calls to defund the Department of Homeland Security. His position paired a firm commitment to deportations and enforcement with a narrowly framed discussion of legal status.
Reported by Fox News, The Daily Caller, Townhall.
