{"id":2621276,"date":"2026-06-30T03:08:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T07:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dhs-secretary-mullin-touts-deportations-are-way-up-of-the-worst-of-the-worst-criminals\/"},"modified":"2026-06-30T03:08:56","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T07:08:56","slug":"dhs-secretary-mullin-touts-deportations-are-way-up-of-the-worst-of-the-worst-criminals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dhs-secretary-mullin-touts-deportations-are-way-up-of-the-worst-of-the-worst-criminals\/","title":{"rendered":"DHS Secretary Mullin touts \u2018deportations are way up\u2019 of the \u2018worst of the worst\u2019 criminals"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdhs-secretary-mullin-touts-deportations-are-way-up-of-the-worst-of-the-worst-criminals%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2621276&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Deportations of illegal immigrants in the United States have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-votes-against-biden-dhs-loosening-immigrant-public-charge-standards\/\" title=\"Senate rejects Biden&#039;s move to ease immigrant public charge rules.\">significantly increased compared<\/a> to 2025, with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) focusing on removing the most perilous offenders, described as the \u201cworst of the worst.\u201d DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin announced that, within approximately six weeks, deportation numbers for 2026 are expected to surpass those of 2025, emphasizing a targeted effort against immigrants with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chauvin-on-suicide-watch-in-maximum-security-prison-after-murder-conviction-report\/\" title=\"Chauvin On Suicide Watch In Maximum Security Prison After Murder Conviction: Report\">violent criminal histories<\/a>, final deportation orders, felony records, or those who have served time in state prisons. Mullin stated that the department is prioritizing individuals with active felonies, parole violations, or visa program breaches. Recent DHS releases have highlighted arrests of individuals involved in serious crimes such as human smuggling, trafficking, drug trafficking, pedophilia, murder, and rape, reinforcing the focus on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-administration-quietly-purges-ice-leaders-in-five-cities-sources\/\" title=\"Trump administration quietly purges ICE leaders in five cities: Sources\">removing violent criminal illegal immigrants<\/a> from the country.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Deportations of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/illegal-immigrants\/\">illegal immigrants<\/a> in the United States have substantially increased compared to totals from 2025. That was one of the achievements Department of Homeland Security <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/markwayne-mullin\/\">Markwayne Mullin<\/a> discussed during an interview over the weekend about his first 100 days on the job. He touted the increase in deportation numbers while explaining how DHS has focused on removing the \u201cworst of the worst\u201d criminal illegal immigrants in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWell, first of all, right now, we\u2019re on a path this year, \u201826, to well surpass what we did in \u201825,\u201d Mullin <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3_iUYRGUwu0\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> in an interview with Breitbart\u2019s Matt Boyle. \u201cOur numbers are, in fact, within probably I\u2019d say probably, within the next six weeks we\u2019ll probably pass what we deported all of \u201925, what we\u2019re going to do in \u201826. Maybe two months, but I think we\u2019ll definitely do it within two months, but it should be probably six weeks at the current rate.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4630077\/dhs-secretary-mullin-touts-deportations-are-way-up-of-the-worst-of-the-worst-criminals\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>DHS Secretary Mullin touts \u2018deportations are way up\u2019 of the \u2018worst of the worst\u2019 criminals<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4628845\/abigail-spanberger-virginia-state-budget-amendments-deadline\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Virginia narrowly staves off first-ever government shutdown one day before deadline<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4628568\/kash-patel-girlfriend-alexis-wilkins-star-spangled-banner-brussels\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Technical error forces Kash Patel\u2019s girlfriend to sing national anthem twice during Brussels Freedom 250 event<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mullin then elaborated that, regarding deportations, DHS was targeting the illegal immigrants with violent criminal histories who are residing in the country. Dubbing them the \u201cworst of the worst,\u201d Mullin explained that those being deported already had <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >final deportation orders issued<\/a>, those with felony records, and those who were arrested, served jail time, and released from state penitentiaries. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSo, what we\u2019re doing is we\u2019re looking at the worst of the worst,\u201d Mullin said. \u201cWe\u2019re going after people that have already had final orders, meaning that they\u2019ve already had final orders from a judge that says, \u2018Hey you got to go. You already went through the appeal process, you didn\u2019t show up for your last court, so you got to go.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SecMullinDHS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SecMullinDHS<\/a>: We&#8217;re on a path this year, 2026, to well surpass the deportations we did in 2025. In fact, within the next 6 weeks, we&#8217;ll probably pass what we deported in all of 2025. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dbKlYGLycO\">pic.twitter.com\/dbKlYGLycO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/2071591571590353311?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 29, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re going after people that have felonies, that have active felonies on them,\u201d said Mullin. \u201cWe\u2019re going after individuals that have been released from state penitentiaries that had already served their time but they\u2019re still in the country, so now we\u2019re getting a warrant out for their arrest because they\u2019re no longer allowed to stay inside the country because \u2026 they either violated their parole or they violated their agreement with the United States by allowing them to come in through the visa program.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4604161\/supreme-court-allows-trump-end-tps-haiti-syria\/\"><strong>SUPREME COURT ALLOWS TRUMP TO END TPS FOR HAITI AND SYRIA<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur arrests are on track, our deportations are way up, and we\u2019re going to continue to go after the worst of the worst,\u201d Mullin said. \u201cThat\u2019s our focus. We\u2019re trying to get the criminals off our streets. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Recent press releases by the Department of Homeland Security <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dhs.gov\/news-releases\/press-releases\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">highlight<\/a> some of the worst of the worst criminal illegal immigrants Mullin mentioned in his interview. For example, in June, Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials arrested illegal immigrants involved in human smuggling, human trafficking, drug trafficking, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dhs.gov\/news\/2026\/06\/25\/worst-worst-ice-arrests-pedophiles-violent-assailants-and-drug-traffickers\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pedophilia<\/a>, murder, and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dhs.gov\/news\/2026\/06\/26\/ice-lodges-detainer-illegal-alien-miami-charged-allegedly-raping-woman\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">rapists<\/a>, among other violent criminal charges. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deportations of illegal immigrants in the U.S. have risen significantly since 2025, says DHS Secretary Mullin<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2707,"featured_media":2621277,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/060226_WEX_MULLIN-10-e1780430555256.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[40602,8675,7492,36382,56760],"class_list":["post-2621276","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-crime-rates","tag-deportations","tag-dhs","tag-immigration-policy","tag-mullin-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/060226_WEX_MULLIN-10-e1780430555256.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2621276","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2707"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2621276"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2621276\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2621280,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2621276\/revisions\/2621280"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2621277"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2621276"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2621276"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2621276"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}