{"id":2642510,"date":"2026-08-10T07:28:01","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T11:28:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mullin-has-strong-deportation-numbers-maga-distrusts-him-anyway\/"},"modified":"2026-08-10T07:31:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T11:31:07","slug":"mullin-has-strong-deportation-numbers-maga-distrusts-him-anyway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mullin-has-strong-deportation-numbers-maga-distrusts-him-anyway\/","title":{"rendered":"Mullin has strong deportation numbers. MAGA distrusts him anyway"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fmullin-has-strong-deportation-numbers-maga-distrusts-him-anyway%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=2642510&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>Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, a supporter of Donald Trump, has faced criticism from Trump supporters despite overseeing record deportation numbers and continuing the administrationS deportation policies. Mullin took over from Kristi Noem in spring and has largely avoided past controversies. Recent data suggest the administration has deported over 985,000 immigrants since January, nearing a million, wiht ICE conducting a significant number of arrests-up to 51,000 in July alone, the highest in Trump\u2019s presidency. Though, some MAGA voices, including activist Laura Loomer, are calling for Mullin&#8217;s removal before the midterm elections, citing dissatisfaction with his performance and remarks on immigration reform. Critics argue Mullin promotes policies like amnesty, and some believe he\u2019s the wrong person for the job amid debates over immigration enforcement. The White House defends Mullin\u2019s record, asserting confidence in him and emphasizing efforts to secure borders and deport illegal aliens. There is also a suggestion that internal political divisions influence criticisms of Mullin, with some figures acting to energize the base amid broader GOP concerns.  <\/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\">Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin is facing a chorus of criticisms voiced by supporters of President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/4678104\/trump-jd-vance-presidential-endorsement-not-set-in-stone\/\">Donald Trump<\/a>, despite shepherding the federal government toward a historic rate of deportations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mullin took over the department from Kristi Noem in the spring and has continued the president\u2019s mass deportations agenda while largely avoiding controversies that dogged his predecessor.<\/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\/white-house\/4679699\/markwayne-mullin-has-strong-deportation-numbers-at-dhs-maga-distrusts-him-anyway\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Markwayne Mullin has strong deportation numbers at DHS. MAGA distrusts him anyway<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4680559\/trump-will-scharf-replace-david-warrington-white-house-counsel\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump says Will Scharf will replace David Warrington as White House counsel in September<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4680287\/joe-biden-cancer-spread-hunter-biden\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Joe Biden\u2019s cancer \u2018has spread\u2019 and is \u2018very painful\u2019: Hunter Biden<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to senior DHS officials, the administration is nearing its 1 millionth deportation since Trump reentered office last January. As of July 12, DHS\u2019s most up-to-date data, the administration had deported more than 985,000 immigrants, on top of the more than 2.2 million self-deportations logged across that same timeframe.<\/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\">In fiscal year 2026, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4653698\/ice-melting-under-trump-expectations\/\">Immigration and Customs Enforcement<\/a> data showed that nearly 360,000 illegal immigrants had been deported, putting the administration on pace to match if not exceed deportations logged during the previous fiscal year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Furthermore, according to DHS officials, ICE carried out 51,000 arrests in July, the single highest monthly total posted across Trump\u2019s two terms. ICE is currently averaging just shy of 1,500 arrests per day on Mullin\u2019s watch. According to DHS insiders, White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller, the president\u2019s top immigration adviser, has tasked the department with making 2,000 arrests per day, though the White House publicly denies any type of arrest quota.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4653698\/ice-melting-under-trump-expectations\/\"><strong>ICE MELTING UNDER TRUMP\u2019S EXPECTATIONS, OFFICERS SAY<\/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\">Still, a number of prominent MAGA voices have begun arguing in recent days that Mullin\u2019s numbers aren\u2019t cutting it and that the president needs to replace him, before the midterm elections, if possible.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/4664065\/laura-loomer-pro-trump-influencers-ukraine-support-russia-war\/\">Laura Loomer<\/a>, a conservative activist with a direct line to the president and, at times, outsize sway over the administration\u2019s personnel decisions, called for Mullin to be fired on X earlier this month. She told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that she\u2019d specifically \u201cbeen telling [the White House] for months about how bad [Mullin] is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The secretary, an avowed Trump supporter, didn\u2019t help his case with remarks delivered before the National Governors Association last weekend, where he argued for reforming the immigration system to provide more employment visas, specifically in the agriculture sector.<\/p>\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<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis narrative that it steals American jobs is true in some industries, it\u2019s not true for all industries,\u201d he said during a discussion moderated by NGA chairman Gov. Kevin Stitt (R-OK). \u201cWe want to take care of Americans first. It\u2019s our economy, it\u2019s our homeland, but there\u2019s a way to utilize labor where we\u2019re not having the participation rate we need to, and we can plug those holes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Critics, including Loomer, quickly jumped on Mullin\u2019s remarks, accusing the secretary of pushing \u201camnesty\u201d for illegal immigrants.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Greg Bovino, whom Noem had appointed to oversee Border Patrol and whose own hard-nosed tactics became a flashpoint for the administration early this year, wrote that \u201cMullin delivered a masterclass in how to give terrible answers during a single interview.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cListen as he politely explains why your safety comes second to his lobbyists,\u201d he captioned a video clip of Mullin\u2019s remarks to NGA. \u201cThis is the man running DHS. Now you know why we\u2019re not getting mass deportations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMullin is the wrong guy at the wrong time for the wrong job \u2014 a time when we need to focus on \u2018mass deportations,\u2019 we get an amnesty advocate,\u201d Steve Bannon, a former top political adviser to the president, told <em>Politico<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson shook off those critiques, saying that Mullin retains the full confidence of the president.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThanks to President Trump\u2019s leadership we have the most secure border in history, we are deporting record numbers of illegal aliens, we have cracked down on illegal alien fraud, and we are denaturalizing individuals who illegally procured American citizenship,\u201d she wrote in a statement. \u201cThe President has confidence in Secretary Mullin and his entire Administration to carry out the agenda the American people voted for.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A DHS spokesperson added that Mullin and the department are \u201cfocused on delivering on the President\u2019s mission to deport illegal aliens and protect the homeland. Anyone who says otherwise is just trying to sow division and create an illusion of chaos.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A former senior Trump White House official additionally suggested to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that the Mullin critics could be split into two separate camps.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/4678104\/trump-jd-vance-presidential-endorsement-not-set-in-stone\/\"><strong>TRUMP SAYS IT\u2019S \u2018WAY TOO EARLY TO EVEN BE THINKING ABOUT\u2019 ENDORSING JD VANCE FOR 2028<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI think there\u2019s two camps to this: some of these people are trying to rile up the base\u201d the former White House official assessed. \u201cLet\u2019s be honest, things don\u2019t look great for the GOP right now. You\u2019ve got the war [in Iran]. The economy is f****d. What better way is there to get the juices flowing again before November than by trying to get people, or at least Republicans, to focus on Trump\u2019s bread and butter? The rest are zealots, and there\u2019s just no pleasing those people.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DHS Secretary Mullin faces GOP criticism despite high deportation rates<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2645,"featured_media":2642511,"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\/08\/AP26128039485014.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[6184,5656,56760,5894],"class_list":["post-2642510","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-deportation","tag-maga","tag-mullin-2","tag-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26128039485014.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2642510","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\/2645"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2642510"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2642510\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2642514,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2642510\/revisions\/2642514"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2642511"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2642510"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2642510"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2642510"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}