{"id":2639710,"date":"2026-08-03T14:26:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T18:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/growing-number-of-conservatives-turn-on-dhs-sec-markwayne-mullin-over-soft-immigration-reform-rhetoric\/"},"modified":"2026-08-03T14:30:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T18:30:52","slug":"growing-number-of-conservatives-turn-on-dhs-sec-markwayne-mullin-over-soft-immigration-reform-rhetoric","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/growing-number-of-conservatives-turn-on-dhs-sec-markwayne-mullin-over-soft-immigration-reform-rhetoric\/","title":{"rendered":"Growing Number of Conservatives Turn on DHS Sec. Markwayne Mullin Over Soft &#8216;Immigration Reform&#8217; Rhetoric"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><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%2Fgrowing-number-of-conservatives-turn-on-dhs-sec-markwayne-mullin-over-soft-immigration-reform-rhetoric%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=2639710&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>The article discusses the growing controversy surrounding DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin due to his recent comments on immigration policy. Influential conservatives are calling for his removal after he was perceived as betraying the Republican stance on immigration reform. Criticism intensified within the Trump administration and among GOP supporters,accusing Mullin of being too conciliatory and insufficiently aggressive on deportations. <\/p>\n<p>Mullin\u2019s remarks included supporting temporary work visas and differentiating between legal and illegal immigrants, which sparked backlash, including a public statement reaffirming his stance against amnesty.Critics like Gregory Bovino and Robby Starbuck condemned his approach, highlighting perceived weaknesses and encouraging replacement, with some suggesting Stephen Miller as a more suitable leader.<\/p>\n<p>The controversy extends to accusations of encouraging illegal migration and misreading the views of the GOP base, with voices from journalists and radio hosts demanding his resignation. Mullin faces significant pressure from conservatives who see his policies and statements as detrimental to the party&#8217;s immigration agenda and political prospects.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A growing number of influential conservatives are calling for the ouster of DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin after comments he made over the weekend were seen as a capitulation on immigration.<\/p>\n<p>The criticism intensified further on Monday after Politico reported the opposition to Mullin extended into the Trump administration itself.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/playbook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">According to<\/a> the report, Mullin is facing resistance not only from outspoken conservative voices but also from within the White House.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt takes a lot to unite this administration around a cohesive point of view,\u201d an unnamed senior administration official told Politico.<\/p>\n<p>The person added, \u201cMullin deserves credit where credit is due. Everyone agrees he sucks donkey butt.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NEW in <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/playbookdc?\">@playbookdc<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin is facing a growing MAGA revolt, with allies accusing him of being too conciliatory on immigration despite record deportation numbers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt takes a lot to unite this administration around a cohesive point of view,\u201d a senior\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZoDlu1vS9C\">pic.twitter.com\/ZoDlu1vS9C<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dasha Burns (@DashaBurns) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DashaBurns\/status\/2084276403567030587?\">August 3, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>According to the report, there is a growing consensus that Mullin is more eager to please his Democratic Party critics than to deliver on the immigration agenda that President Donald Trump campaigned on.<\/p>\n<p>The latest criticism of the former GOP senator was sparked on Saturday after Mullin spoke about immigration reform during the National Governors Association Summer Meeting in Oklahoma City.<\/p>\n<p>During the event, he said there was a difference between illegal immigrants pursuing legal status and jobs and those who are simply in the country illegally.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we\u2019re looking to grow our economy, we need more permanent solutions on [work visas], because this narrative that it steals American jobs is true in some industries \u2013 it\u2019s not true for all industries,\u201d Mullin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/meawwcom\/posts\/homeland-security-secretary-markwayne-mullin-suggested-permanent-work-visas-for-\/1384137747180432\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin (<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SecMullinDHS?\">@SecMullinDHS<\/a>): \u201cIs immigration reform possible? No.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VPZmUwpHEl\">pic.twitter.com\/VPZmUwpHEl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CSPAN (@cspan) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/cspan\/status\/2083617441771401306?\">August 1, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Apparently responding to the backlash, Mullin posted a statement on X later Saturday reaffirming his opposition to amnesty.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNO amnesty for illegal aliens. Ever,\u201d Mullin wrote. \u201cWe are a nation of laws. If you are illegally present in the United States of America\u2014you will be detained and deported. Period.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NO amnesty for illegal aliens. Ever. We are a nation of laws. If you are illegally present in the United States of America\u2014 you will be detained and deported. Period.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Secretary Markwayne Mullin (@SecMullinDHS) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SecMullinDHS\/status\/2083706072431296864?\">August 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The post did little to calm many of his critics.<\/p>\n<p>Legendary former Border Patrol head Gregory Bovino criticized Mullin for highlighting nearly 900,000 naturalizations over a 12-month period while, in Bovino\u2019s view, celebrating legal immigration without addressing how much a failure to deliver on deportations could affect the midterms for Republicans.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Every time I look up, I see a new terrible answer or thought coming out of Mark Mullin\u2019s mouth in this interview.<\/p>\n<p>He proudly announces nearly 900,000 naturalizations in 12 months (95% third world immigrants), then lectures us about the legal process.<\/p>\n<p>He celebrates your\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/q4qcmeYgaH\">https:\/\/t.co\/q4qcmeYgaH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gregory K Bovino (@GregoryKBovino) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GregoryKBovino\/status\/2083775236257063352?\">August 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Ned Ryun posted, \u201cCan we get a new DHS Secretary please before it\u2019s too late?\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Can we get a new DHS Secretary please before it\u2019s too late? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Xfgx2ws5Lx\">https:\/\/t.co\/Xfgx2ws5Lx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ned Ryun (@nedryun) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/nedryun\/status\/2083646615718379660?\">August 1, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Radio host Todd Starnes also laid into the besieged DHS head.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut that\u2019s not what you told the governors today,\u201d Starnes wrote. \u201cAre you deporting all illegals or just the worst of the worst? If you don\u2019t have the stomach for the job, resign.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">But that\u2019s not what you told the governors today. Are you deporting all illegals or just the worst of the worst? If you don\u2019t have the stomach for the job, resign. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8bEJtintNE\">https:\/\/t.co\/8bEJtintNE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 toddstarnes (@toddstarnes) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/toddstarnes\/status\/2083724641730752726?\">August 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Journalist Megan Basham questioned how administration officials could so badly misread the views of the GOP\u2019s base.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">What I want to know is who did these guys speak to before they went to DC? How do they continually get the mood of their base so abominably wrong? No one wants this except the Chamber of Commerce, which suggests to me that that is the only people they\u2019re listening to. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tRgkqAAm9R\">https:\/\/t.co\/tRgkqAAm9R<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Megan Basham (@megbasham) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/megbasham\/status\/2084035689063084478?\">August 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Filmmaker and activist Robby Starbuck said Mullin projected weakness and urged the president to consider replacing him, adding that he would prefer to see Stephen Miller leading DHS.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The weakness he projects is disturbing. I hope the President immediately considers a replacement. Personally I\u2019d like to see Stephen Miller at DHS. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V3KBd1apMH\">https:\/\/t.co\/V3KBd1apMH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/robbystarbuck\/status\/2083683921842118811?\">August 1, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Nick Sortor also accused Mullin of encouraging illegal Haitian migrants and people with Temporary Protected Status to pursue permanent residency in the U.S.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udea8 INFURIATING: Markwayne Mullin is ONCE AGAIN encouraging illegal Haitians and aliens with Temporary Protected Status to seek PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS<\/p>\n<p>This guy is a JOKE<\/p>\n<p>Make them apply for legal status back in their HOME COUNTRY. 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