America is staring down its most dangerous terror threat in history — and Democrats just made the feds&#8217; job a whole lot harder.
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Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin dropped a jaw-dropper Sunday, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zi13krdjRTw">telling</a> Fox News host Shannon Bream that the terrorism threat level is &#8220;the highest it&#8217;s ever been&#8221; — even as Congress let a critical surveillance tool quietly die on the vine last week.
Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which lets the CIA, NSA, and FBI monitor foreign terror suspects overseas without a warrant, lapsed Friday after 19 Republicans and virtually every Democrat voted to kill a temporary extension. The Senate tried its own fixes, which also failed.
The timing couldn&#8217;t be worse.
&#8220;When I say we arrest terrorists every single week, I&#8217;m not exaggerating,&#8221; Mullin told Bream. &#8220;Those aren&#8217;t the individuals that are coming across our border. Those are individuals that are still inside this country.&#8221;
Inside the country — and now, with 702 gone, the feds have to wade through bureaucratic red tape to track them. What used to take hours may now take days.
That&#8217;s while 78 World Cup matches unfold across 11 American cities over 38 days — essentially 78 consecutive Super Bowls, as Mullin noted — alongside the America 250 anniversary celebrations happening nationwide. &#8220;Not all have the resources,&#8221; Mullin warned, noting that local law enforcement is already being asked to carry a heavier load.
So why did Democrats <a href="https://www.ntd.com/terrorism-threat-level-highest-its-ever-been-amid-fisa-lapse-dhs-secretary_1152375.html?utm_source=ntdmorning&amp;src_src=ntddailynoe&amp;utm_campaign=ntd-2026-06-15&amp;src_cmp=ntd-2026-06-15&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;est=3CUiWf%2BCwKZEF20dd7EP2enuMb0208NPJQpcdRbbOFUBQf2A6reG2vd1EYwucRCMokKagzvt">torpedo the extension</a>? One reason was that they didn&#8217;t like who Trump tapped as Acting Director of National Intelligence. Bill Pulte — head of a federal housing agency — was appointed as a placeholder after Tulsi Gabbard stepped down to care for her husband, who has been diagnosed with a rare cancer. Democrats declared Pulte a &#8220;nonstarter&#8221; and let the spy authority expire as their countermove.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said flatly: &#8220;Pulte has to go.&#8221; House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) accused Trump of tossing &#8220;a hand grenade&#8221; into the negotiations.
Mullin wasn&#8217;t buying the outrage.
&#8220;When we really want to talk about the Democrats&#8217; credibility on keeping America safe, come on, let&#8217;s laugh,&#8221; he fired back.
&#8220;They had zero credibility. They&#8217;re more interested in protecting criminals and illegals on our streets than law-abiding citizens,&#8221; Mullin added.
Sens. Tom Cotton (R-AR) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) have already warned the administration to brace for &#8220;a potential significant gap in foreign intelligence collection.&#8221; Trump has nominated Jay Clayton — former SEC chairman and current U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York — as permanent DNI head, but that confirmation fight is still to come.
Meanwhile, the terrorists that Mullin says the feds are arresting every week aren&#8217;t waiting around for Congress to get its act together.
Highest threat level ever. Biggest public events in a generation. And the Democrats just switched off the surveillance light.
Sleep tight.
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Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin on Wednesday laid out a timeline for the completion of the U.S.-Mexico border wall. 
In a House Homeland Security Committee hearing, Mullin said DHS is on track to have a primary border wall stretching from the Pacific Ocean to the Gulf of America completed by &#8220;this time next year.&#8221;
“On the border wall, first of all, we are on track to have the primary wall done, completed from the Pacific to the Gulf of America this time next year. We&#8217;ll have all contracts out by the end of this month. And we&#8217;re having great progress,” Mullin said. 
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Mullin stressed that cartels have learned how to breach and cut sections of the border wall, forcing the need for a secondary barrier to reinforce the primary wall and deter illegal crossings. 
“So we&#8217;re putting 150 foot some places, sometimes smaller than that, for a secondary wall that they got to go over, plus a smart wall, which will tell us approximately how many people are there. If they&#8217;re carrying a pack, they&#8217;re not carrying a pack,” he added. “The smart wall is pretty, pretty impressive. We can put a drone in the sky to immediately keep eyes on them.”
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&#8220;We are on track to have the primary wall done from the Pacific to the Gulf of America this time next year. This is the primary wall. We also have to push out a secondary wall because the cartels and criminals have been going in… <a href="https://t.co/6Htgq31HI4">pic.twitter.com/6Htgq31HI4</a>
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Mullin predicted the agency should complete the second wall barrier by the summer of 2028. During the Biden administration, Border Patrol agents saw a daily average of 5,110 illegal migrants cross the border, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/how-trump-closed-the-border-in-2025">The Daily Wire previously reported.</a>
Under President Trump’s second term, illegal border crossings have fallen to historic lows, and the GOP-led &#8220;Big Beautiful Bill&#8221; unlocked funding for enhanced border security reinforcements.  
The routine hearing on Capitol Hill turned contentious when a Michigan Democratic congressman asked Mullin about the &#8220;great replacement theory.&#8221;  
&#8220;When will you stop DHS from using its social media accounts to spread bigoted and racist words and imagery, promoting great replacement theory?&#8221; Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-MI) asked Mullin. 
&#8220;It&#8217;s interesting how you make those claims and give no facts, but yet your party&#8217;s the one that&#8217;s supporting the guy that&#8217;s got a Nazi tattoo on his chest in Maine,” the DHS chief replied. 
“I have the facts,” Thanedar insisted. 
“There [are] no facts. You throw out nationalism and Nazism, and that&#8217;s exactly what causes the hatred and violence that happens to our officers every single day, and you should be ashamed of using that,” Mullin fired back. 
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Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said the Trump administration is drafting plans to stop processing foreign travelers at airports located in sanctuary cities, but the possible change has some former officials questioning the political implications.
Mullin revealed on “Hannity” Tuesday night that officials are “currently drawing up plans” to pull Customs officers from international airports in jurisdictions that refuse to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement efforts amid escalating anti-ICE protests outside a facility in Newark, New Jersey.
He then doubled down Thursday, telling Fox News host Brian Kilmeade that while his department won&#8217;t &#8220;halt&#8221; international flights, it will pull Customs officers away from processing those passengers as they attempt to enter the United States.
&#8220;When we have situations like what&#8217;s happening in New Jersey right now, when we have to prioritize where we put federal employees because local law enforcement won&#8217;t help protect their streets &#8230; and keep them from barricading and causing harm to our employees, then we have to decide where we&#8217;re going to prioritize our federal employees,&#8221; Mullin said.
&#8220;What we&#8217;re saying is we just won&#8217;t be able to process them because we don&#8217;t have officers there,&#8221; he added.
The idea immediately sparked concerns from former Homeland Security officials, who questioned the political fallout and consequences of such a move ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which the United States is set to co-host.
Former Homeland Security advisor Charles Marino said that while there&#8217;s a need for &#8220;consequences for sanctuary cities, there&#8217;s no way this would be allowed to happen with the World Cup coming up.&#8221;
&#8220;The political pressure on the admin from FIFA, the international community, stadiums, local governments, and businesses would be immense. It also undercuts President Trump, who routinely takes credit for bringing the World Cup to the U.S. To do this now is all risk and no reward,&#8221; he said.
Trump&#8217;s Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy also appeared skeptical of the proposal.
“We shouldn’t shut down air travel in a state that doesn’t agree with our politics,&#8221; Duffy said during a Congressional hearing last week.
Another former Homeland Security official, who was granted anonymity to speak more freely on the issue, said the Trump administration is trying to play &#8220;hardball,&#8221; adding that it&#8217;s &#8220;the federal government&#8217;s right&#8221; to carry out such a plan. The official, however, warned that &#8220;it is only going to piss off the unaffiliated voters and at the end of the day will not change sanctuary jurisdictions.&#8221;
&#8220;Democrats will still vote for sanctuary,&#8221; the former official said.
Former ICE New York field office deputy director Scott Mechkowski said that Trump&#8217;s base will likely support that move, but that Mullin will need to focus his messaging to present it to the general public as a last-ditch effort to force cooperation from sanctuary cities.
Mechkowski said Mullin has to &#8220;frame&#8221; the initiative as &#8220;an extreme measure.&#8221; He pointed to the Trump administration&#8217;s attempts to &#8220;withhold&#8221; federal funds from sanctuary cities, an effort that has been repeatedly blocked by court orders.
It would also have &#8220;devastating effects,&#8221; spelling financial trouble for sanctuary cities, which he expects would cave easily to meet the Trump administration&#8217;s demands as a result.
&#8220;I think they need to realize that [Mullin] means business,&#8221; Mechkowski said.
Mullin first mentioned the proposal in April, presenting it as a tactic to force sanctuary cities to play ball with federal immigration agents.
“I believe sanctuary cities is not lawful,” Mullin told Fox News’ Bret Baier at the time. “I don’t think they’re able to do that, and so we’re gonna take a hard look at this.”
“If they’re sanctuary cities, should they really be processing Customs into their city?” Mullin asked. “If they’re a sanctuary city and they’re receiving international flights, and we’re asking them to partner with us at the airport, but once they walk out of the airport they’re not gonna enforce immigration policy, maybe we need to have a really hard look at that because we need to focus on cities that want to work with us.”

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President Donald Trump&#8217;s Border Patrol chief announced his immediate resignation Thursday, multiple agency sources told The Daily Wire.
Mike Banks confirmed his exit from the agency to Fox News, but didn&#8217;t offer a clear reason for his departure.
&#8220;It&#8217;s just time,&#8221; Banks told the news outlet.
&#8220;I feel like I got the ship back on course from the least secure disastrous chaotic border to the most secure border this country has ever seen,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Time to pass the reins, 37 years, it&#8217;s time to enjoy the family and life.&#8221;
Banks, who previously served as the Texas &#8220;border czar,&#8221; led the agency through record low illegal border crossings.
In a <a href="https://x.com/AliBradleyTV/status/2054963177574584661" target="_blank" rel="noopener">message</a> to agents Thursday, Banks celebrated the Trump administration&#8217;s accomplishments of securing the border.
&#8220;It was never a goal of mine to become the Chief of the United States Border Patrol but given the opportunity I would do it again 100 times over. What we have accomplished together in the last year and a half is nothing short of amazing,&#8221; Banks said.
&#8220;You, the men and women of the Border Patrol took the United States border from the most chaotic and unsecured border in the history of this great Nation and have delivered the most secure border this country has ever seen. Let me be clear there&#8217;s still lots of work to be done to achieve complete operational control of the Border, but I know we are closer than we have ever been to achieving that goal,&#8221; he added.
Multiple Border Patrol sources said they didn&#8217;t see Banks&#8217; exit coming.
One source said that they were &#8220;caught off guard&#8221; by the news of his departure.
Banks was previously accused of making regular trips abroad to have sex with prostitutes and bragging about it to colleagues, the Washington Examiner <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/investigations/4509505/border-patrol-chief-michael-banks-prostitution-allegations-by-agents/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> in April.
The National Border Patrol Council, the agency&#8217;s union, confirmed that “an allegation was made, was investigated, and the subject was cleared of any misconduct, and yes, he is now in charge of 20,000+ USBP employees,&#8221; according to the Washington Examiner.
Paul Perez, the union&#8217;s president, said Banks had “held senior-level managers accountable, where previous chiefs did not, thereby creating a long list of enemies with an axe to grind.&#8221;
“That someone would anonymously dredge up some unfounded allegation as a means to smear Banks today shows how desperate they are to prevent him from holding people accountable for doing their jobs,” Perez said.
Banks&#8217; departure also comes less than two months after Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin assumed leadership of the department, which oversees Border Patrol.
Mullin assumed the role after Trump demoted Kristi Noem, who was embroiled in multiple scandals.
During her time as secretary, Noem deployed then-Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino to lead aggressive immigration sweeps across the country, making him the face of the mass deportation campaign.
Following the fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis by federal immigration authorities, Trump put border czar Tom Homan at the helm of the operations, replacing Bovino, who eventually retired.
Banks first joined Border Patrol in 2000 after serving ten years in the U.S. Navy.
He said he now plans to &#8220;return home to Texas to focus on my family and ranch.&#8221;

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After Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer disparaged ICE and Border Patrol, DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin didn’t just push back; he lit a match and scorched Schumer’s credibility on national television.
“It makes my ears red,” a visibly incensed Mullin fired back following Schumer’s claim that Border Patrol and ICE are agencies &#8220;nobody respects.&#8221; Mullin continued his blistering counter-attack: “It takes a lot to get me upset. But Chuck Schumer, no one respects you. The definition of a lying scumbag politician, that is you; you would be the definition if you Googled you right now.”
Mullin’s righteous indignation comes after Schumer has <a href="https://www.democrats.senate.gov/news/press-releases/leader-schumer-floor-remarks-ahead-of-voting-against-the-dhs-funding-bill-instead-urging-republicans-to-work-with-democrats-to-rein-in-ice">suggested</a> ICE could become a “rogue&#8221; force. The DHS Secretary was quick to point out the staggering hypocrisy of a man whom he said enjoys 24/7 taxpayer-funded security while simultaneously working to defund the men and women protecting the rest of the country. “How about he walks around these city streets without a detail? I wonder how safe he would feel,” Mullin challenged.
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The verbal fireworks exploded just as the Senate GOP moved to bypass Democratic obstruction through budget reconciliation. Early Thursday, in a 50-48 vote, Republicans advanced a plan to dedicate roughly $70 billion to ICE and Border Patrol — a move necessitated by Schumer’s refusal to fund the agencies through traditional means. When California Democrat Senator Adam Schiff <a href="https://www.schiff.senate.gov/news/press-releases/news-in-new-report-sen-schiff-exposes-over-140-million-dedicated-to-ice-and-cbps-deadly-arsenal-of-weapons-and-munitions-since/">attacked</a> “multi-million-dollar surge in spending and contracts to amass deadly weapons and ammunition since the start of the second Trump administration,” in February, the DHS press office <a href="https://thelalocal.org/immigration/ice-and-border-patrol-weapons-spending-exploded-in-2025-says-new-report/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CA%20law%20enforcement%20agency%20purchasing,in%20an%20email%20to%20LAist.">responded</a>, “A law enforcement agency purchasing law enforcement officers guns and non-lethal resources — really riveting reporting.”
For Mullin, the issue isn&#8217;t just about the budget resolution — it’s about the safety of American streets. He noted that Schumer had years during the Biden administration to address the border, but instead chose to let &#8220;criminals run amok.&#8221; Now, as the Trump administration moves to arm 12,000 new agents to restore order, the Democrats are resorting to name-calling and fear-mongering.
As the budget battle moves to the House, the lines are drawn. On one side stands Schumer, decrying &#8220;lawlessness&#8221; while opposing the very funding needed to end it; on the other stands Mullin and a GOP majority finally willing to give federal agents the tools they need to do their jobs. As Mullin made clear, if Schumer wants to find the source of the &#8220;chaos&#8221; he claims to despise, he doesn&#8217;t need an oversight report — he just needs a mirror.

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Secretary Markwayne Mullin warned Tuesday that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will run out of emergency cash by May, and said that Democrats must either agree to fund the department or explain why they want &#8220;open borders.&#8221;
President Donald Trump earlier approved emergency funds from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act to pay Homeland Security personnel. More than two months into the DHS shutdown, that money is nearly gone.
&#8220;But that money is dried up if I continue down this path the first week of May,&#8221; Mullin said on Fox &amp; Friends Tuesday.
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DHS is shelling out more than $1.6 billion to pay its workforce every two weeks, the new secretary said, adding, &#8220;so the money is going extremely fast.&#8221;
&#8220;After we get through April, which I got two more weeks,&#8221; Mullin said. &#8220;I&#8217;ve got one payroll left, and there is no emergency funds, so the president can&#8217;t do another executive order for us to use money because there&#8217;s no more money there.&#8221;
Roughly two-thirds of DHS employees are furloughed, according to Mullin.
The Senate is expected to vote as early as this week on a budget blueprint for a reconciliation package to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP). However, Republicans and Democrats have yet to reach a final agreement on a long-term funding solution.
&#8220;What the Democrats need to do is explain to the American people why they want open borders and why they don&#8217;t want to deport these illegals that are truly running our cities and running our streets. And at some point, they need to be held accountable because they&#8217;re putting the homeland at risk &#8230; because our adversaries are taking advantage of the weakness,&#8221; he said.
Senate Republicans, including Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), are pushing for a funding package that would extend ICE and CBP funding into the next decade, while also including defense spending, <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5835883-reconciliation-dhs-fisa-warsh/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to The Hill.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) has advocated for a &#8220;skinny&#8221; funding package that is more likely to pass both chambers, the outlet reported.
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) has advocated for a &#8220;tight&#8221; bill, according to The Hill.
“Why are we trying to make this more difficult? In fact, if you’ve got a really great set of ideas, then convince Sen. Graham to create another reconciliation vehicle, and we can do it after we dispense with the matter at hand,” he said.

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President Donald Trump&#8217;s acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement director Todd Lyons is set to leave the agency after overseeing roughly 584,000 deportations.
Lyons first shared his plans to retire with <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/exclusive-trumps-ice-chief-slams-liberal-judges-for-creating-deportation-roadblocks-based-on-personal-opinions?author=Jennie+Taer&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=0&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=EXCLUSIVE%3A+Trump%E2%80%99s+ICE+Chief+Slams+Liberal+Judges+For+Creating+Deportation+%E2%80%98Roadblocks%E2%80%99+Based+On+Personal+%E2%80%98Opinions%E2%80%99">The Daily Wire</a> in September, stating his departure would be in &#8220;a year or two.&#8221; In a Thursday night statement, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin called Lyons &#8220;a great leader of ICE&#8221; and a &#8220;key player in helping the Trump administration remove murderers, rapists, pedophiles, terrorists, and gang members from American communities.&#8221;
&#8220;He jumpstarted an agency that had not been allowed to do its job for four years,&#8221; Mullin said. &#8220;Thanks to his leadership, American communities are safer. We wish him luck on his next opportunity in the private sector.&#8221;
Lyons&#8217; last day at ICE will be May 31, Mullin said.
A source familiar with his departure plans told The Daily Wire that Lyons &#8220;needs a break,&#8221; but that his ultimate reason for leaving the agency was &#8220;wanting to be back with his family.&#8221;
White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson wrote on X Thursday that &#8220;Todd is an American patriot who made our country safer,&#8221; adding, &#8220;The American people are deeply appreciative for his service.&#8221;
Lyons has 20 years of service with ICE and was previously in the United States Air Force.
While leading ICE, he commanded the respect of rank-and-file agents and officers. He also leaves with the respect of Trump administration officials spearheading the mass deportation campaign.
Trump&#8217;s border czar Tom Homan told Fox News that Lyons &#8220;has served selflessly as a highly respected and effective acting Director of U.S. ICE.&#8221;
&#8220;Under his leadership, ICE achieved a record number of removals in the first year of this administration, despite unprecedented challenges, delivering on the president’s promise to deport illegal aliens who have no right to be in the U.S., especially those that are public safety risks or pose a threat to our national security,&#8221; Homan said.
&#8220;I commend him for a distinguished law enforcement career and the countless contributions he has made to protect our country and advance its interests,&#8221; he added.
White House deputy chief of staff for policy Stephen Miller told Fox News that &#8220;Todd is a phenomenal patriot and dedicated leader who has been at the center of President Trump’s historic efforts to secure our homeland and reverse the Democrats’ sinister border invasion.&#8221;
&#8220;His courageous work at ICE has saved countless thousands of American lives and helped deliver safety and tranquility to millions of Americans,&#8221; Miller said.

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A Minnesota prosecutor is seeking the arrest of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent.
It appears to be the first such case where local authorities have charged a federal immigration officer tied to President Donald Trump&#8217;s mass deportation campaign.
During a press conference Thursday, Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty announced that the ICE agent now faces two counts of second-degree assault after he allegedly flashed a gun while passing a driver on the highway. There is now a warrant out for his arrest.
The Minnesota State Patrol received a 911 call in February from the alleged victims, who said a driver pulled up next to them on the shoulder of a highway and pointed a gun at them, Moriarty said.
The ICE agent appeared to be trying &#8220;to bypass slower traffic&#8221; at the time, the county attorney claimed. The other driver &#8220;briefly moved their vehicle into the shoulder to slow him down,&#8221; she said.
Moriarty said that the federal agent &#8220;was driving a rented SUV with no markings or other features to indicate that it was an ICE vehicle.&#8221; When the victim moved out of the shoulder, the agent &#8220;pulled alongside the victim&#8217;s vehicle,&#8221; before he &#8220;visibly slowed his vehicle to match the pace of the victims&#8217; vehicle, opened his window, and pointed his duty weapon directly at both victims in the other vehicle while continuing to drive illegally on the shoulder,&#8221; she said.
The driver then called 911 while the passenger began recording the incident on video, according to Moriarty.
State troopers later identified an ICE agent as the driver and interviewed him at the agency&#8217;s office in Minneapolis, the county attorney said.
The agent &#8220;admitted that he was driving the rented SUV and he and his partner were headed to the Whipple building to end their shift&#8221; and &#8220;that he drew his firearm after the victims&#8217; vehicle had already rejoined the normal flow of traffic,&#8221; Moriarty said.
In his statement, the agent also allegedly said &#8220;he yelled &#8216;police'&#8221; at the victims. But the windows of the victims&#8217; vehicle, Moriarty said, &#8220;were rolled up and they couldn&#8217;t hear&#8221; it.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) didn&#8217;t respond to The Daily Wire&#8217;s request for comment on the charges.
The typical jail time for each of the charges against the ICE agent is 36 months in prison, Moriarty said.
The charges follow the federal withdrawal of hundreds of federal immigration agents from Minneapolis. President Donald Trump sent his border czar Tom Homan to initiate the drawdown in January, replacing the former Border Patrol sector chief Gregory Bovino, who was known for his aggressive tactics.
Homan&#8217;s arrival came after the fatal shootings by federal immigration agents of anti-ICE activists Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis that sparked weeks of protests. The shootings also resulted in the mass mobilization of ICE watch groups that followed federal agents and outed their locations.
During Thursday&#8217;s press conference, Moriarty recalled the Good and Pretti shootings. She also said there&#8217;s no indication the victims were part of ICE watch groups.
Moriarty characterized the accused agent&#8217;s &#8220;conduct&#8221; as &#8220;extremely dangerous,&#8221; adding that it &#8220;could&#8217;ve led to another disastrous incident in a community that has already suffered too many.&#8221;
&#8220;Our community is still navigating the effects of the federal occupation,&#8221; she said.
Asked if she&#8217;s concerned about &#8220;federal blowback&#8221; over the case, Moriarty said &#8220;it&#8217;s not a concern of ours.&#8221;

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Blue State Prosecutor Issues Arrest Warrant For ICE Agent

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Minnesota

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said Wednesday that the Biden administration knew the man suspected of murdering a DHS employee had a checkered criminal history, but granted him citizenship anyway.
Mullin said that 26-year-old Olaolukitan Adon Abel had an established criminal pattern before he was granted citizenship in 2022 by the Biden administration. Abel was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/dhs-employee-murdered-while-walking-dog-as-biden-era-naturalized-suspect-emerges?author=Leif+Le+Mahieu&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=2&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=DHS+Employee+Murdered+While+Walking+Dog+As+Biden-Era+Naturalized+Suspect+Emerges">arrested</a> earlier this week for murdering 40-year-old DHS employee Lauren Bullis in DeKalb County, Georgia, while she was out walking her dog.
“This individual not just had a pattern of criminal activity, but his pattern was every April. Every April, he had escalated his criminal activity, and the Biden administration knew this, law enforcement knew this, and they decided not to just deport him, but they allowed him to become a citizen, and then he escalated it to the point he did now,” Mullin said during an interview with Fox News host Laura Ingraham.
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Lauren Bullis, a DHS employee, was shot and stabbed while she was walking her dog by a citizen naturalized by the Biden administration.
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Abel was arrested on Monday after police said that he went on a random killing spree that left Bullis and another woman dead, and a homeless man seriously injured. Bullis was shot and stabbed while out walking her dog Monday morning.
Born in the United Kingdom, Abel has an extensive criminal history including convictions for sexual battery, battery against a police officer, obstruction, assault with a deadly weapon, and vandalism.
Mullin said it did not appear to be a targeted killing, but said there must have been some connection to the month of April.
“So the question is, why April? There must have been something in his life that was triggering April, that he was acting out, but there was a direct pattern to it,” he said.
Bullis worked in the Office of Inspector General for the Department of Homeland Security as an auditor.
“In every role she held, Lauren exemplified dedication to the OIG mission. Lauren approached her work with integrity, thoughtfulness, and a commitment to excellence that strengthened our organization and the communities we serve,” DHS <a href="https://x.com/DHSgov/status/2044473024808948076">said</a> Wednesday. “Beyond her professional accomplishments, Lauren was a bright spot for so many of the DHS community. She brought warmth, kindness, and a genuine sense of care to her colleagues each day.”

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Mullin Slams Biden’s Green Light For DHS Murder Suspect Despite Criminal Past

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U.S.

United Kingdom

The Trump administration is considering a new plan to pressure sanctuary cities to change their ways.
In his first interview since his confirmation, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said Monday that he&#8217;s weighing pulling Customs officers from major airports in sanctuary cities to force them to cooperate with federal immigration authorities. The move would effectively prevent international travel through those airports.
&#8220;I believe sanctuary cities is not lawful,&#8221; Mullin told Fox News&#8217; Bret Baier. &#8220;I don&#8217;t think they&#8217;re able to do that, and so we&#8217;re gonna take a hard look at this.&#8221;
He pointed specifically to international airports as a potential pressure point.
&#8220;If they&#8217;re sanctuary cities, should they really be processing Customs into their city?&#8221; Mullin asked. &#8220;If they&#8217;re a sanctuary city and they&#8217;re receiving international flights, and we&#8217;re asking them to partner with us at the airport, but once they walk out of the airport they&#8217;re not gonna enforce immigration policy, maybe we need to have a really hard look at that because we need to focus on cities that want to work with us.&#8221;
President Donald Trump&#8217;s immigration enforcement effort has targeted some sanctuary cities by flooding them with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers and Border Patrol agents. One such operation took place in Chicago last year, where local authorities were restricted from working with ICE.
Mullin suggested the potential policy change comes alongside broader resource constraints and political battles in Washington, including a partial government shutdown over Democrats&#8217; demands to dramatically reform ICE.
&#8220;We&#8217;re gonna have to start prioritizing things at some point,&#8221; Mullin said.
&#8220;Right now, a number of the Democrats are wanting to defund Customs and Border Patrol. Well, who processes those individuals when they walk off a plane? And so I&#8217;m gonna have to be forced to make hard decisions,&#8221; he added.
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Mullin: I believe sanctuary cities is not lawful. Some of these cities have international airports. If they are a sanctuary city, should they really be processing customs into their city? We need to have a really hard look at that.
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During his confirmation hearing last month, Mullin offered a willingness to implement &#8220;a better approach&#8221; for ICE, saying he “would love to see&#8221; the agency &#8220;become a transport more than the frontline.”
“If we can get back into just simply working with law enforcement, we’re going to them and we’re picking up these criminals from their jail. One, we’re gonna reimburse them for having the person there, and that partnership is vitally important,” he said.

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Sanctuary Cities Warned To Put Americans First Or Lose Critical Airport Lifeline

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More than six years after overstaying his tourist visa, an illegal immigrant from Venezuela allegedly tried to murder a man on a Long Island beach last month, The Daily Wire has learned.
Ruben Guanipa Ramirez, 26, allegedly drove an acquaintance to Gilgo Beach, a remote location where he attacked him from behind, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney&#8217;s office. The Venezuelan national allegedly shoved a black cloth into his victim&#8217;s mouth while stabbing him in the left side and attempting to slit his throat.
Ramirez picked up the man from his Queens home before the two ended up playing pool at Sport Billiard Pool Hall, the DA&#8217;s office said. The Venezuelan national then allegedly drove his victim to Jones Beach and then Gilgo Beach, where the attack occurred.
Ramirez attacked when the two were walking back to the car, according to prosecutors. The victim was able to wrestle the knife out of Ramirez&#8217;s hands, resulting in defensive wounds.
The victim was able to drive off in Ramirez&#8217;s car, leaving his alleged attacker on the side of the road, and call 911. He then went to his friend&#8217;s house in Queens, where he was met by police and an ambulance, which transported him to a nearby hospital.
Police arrested Ramirez later that same day after spotting him walking along the Long Island Expressway in Nassau County, prosecutors said.
Authorities later discovered three kitchen knives, one of which was covered in blood, along with rope, duct tape, blankets, plastic drop cloths, a large-wheeled bag, gloves, and a boxcutter inside Ramirez&#8217;s car.
Ramirez came to the United States in June 2019 on a B-2 tourist visa, which required him to leave the country by December of that year, the Department of Homeland Security told The Daily Wire — but he never left.
Now, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is pressuring authorities in New York not to release the illegal immigrant. The district attorney in Suffolk County, Raymond Tierney, has condemned the state&#8217;s sanctuary laws and recently used a loophole to have ICE pick up a child rape suspect from Guatemala, according to Fox News.
“Ruben Guanipa Ramirez is a dangerous criminal illegal alien who violently stabbed his victim and attempted to slit his throat,” Acting DHS Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis said in a statement on Monday. “ICE lodged an arrest detainer requesting Long Island not release this attempted murder from jail without notifying ICE.&#8221;
&#8220;We need more state and local law enforcement to work with ICE to get criminals out of our neighborhoods. This attempted murderer will never be loose on American streets again. Under President Trump and Secretary Mullin, DHS has unleashed ICE to target dangerous criminal illegal aliens, like Ruben Guanipa Ramirez, to put the safety of Americans first,&#8221; Bis added.

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He Overstayed His Visa For Years. Now He Stands Accused Of A Brutal Attack.

Murder

New York

Late-night comedian Jimmy Kimmel defended his jabs at newly-sworn-in Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, saying that his intent had not been to insult plumbers, only to say that he didn&#8217;t believe Mullin was qualified to hold his current post.
Kimmel began by blaming President Donald Trump for the backlash he&#8217;d received, noting that Trump had complained about him while &#8220;The Five&#8221; on Fox News earlier that day.
&#8220;[The president&#8217;s] apple polishers are all in a tizzy because I made light of the fact that his new head of Homeland Security, Markwayne Mullin, before he was a senator, was a plumber,&#8221; Kimmel said, and then he doubled down. &#8220;And now he&#8217;s the head of Homeland Security. Which is not necessarily the kind of resume you might hope for, for the person in charge of protecting us from terrorism.&#8221;
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&#8220;Listen, let me make this very clear: I&#8217;m not upset that the head of homeland security used to be a plumber,&#8221; Kimmel said on Thursday&#8217;s broadcast. &#8220;I&#8217;m upset that he isn&#8217;t still a plumber.&#8221;
&#8220;Of course [conservatives] decided to twist that to say it was an insult to plumbers, which it was not,&#8221; Kimmel continued, saying that he had meant to draw attention to Mullin&#8217;s qualifications. &#8220;I wouldn&#8217;t put a plumber in charge of homeland security for the same reason I wouldn&#8217;t call a five-star general to pull a rat out of my toilet &#8230; We all have our areas of expertise.&#8221;
Kimmel went even further, suggesting that what he was doing was no different from those who were critical of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez — who previously worked as a bartender — and suggested that she was more qualified to serve drinks than to serve in Congress.
&#8220;Well, on behalf of bartenders everywhere, we anxiously await your apology,&#8221; he said.
What Kimmel left out — both in his initial comments about <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jimmy-kimmel-mocks-markwayne-mullins-blue-collar-roots">Mullin</a> and the follow up — was that Mullin went to work at his family&#8217;s plumbing business at just 20 years old, leaving college to take over due to his father&#8217;s illness. He proceeded to take the small family business and expand it to a multi-million dollar enterprise.

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