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Senate Confirms Mullin as Next DHS Secretary

The vote comes as Trump orders ICE to assist Transportation Security Administration agents amid a standoff with Democrats over funding.
Senate Confirms Mullin as Next DHS Secretary
Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) testifies during his confirmation hearing to lead the Department of Homeland Security on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 18, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
Darlene McCormick Sanchez
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The Senate on March 23 confirmed Oklahoma’s Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin as the next Department of Homeland Security secretary.

The Senate voted 54–45 to confirm Mullin, who will replace DHS Secretary Kristi Noem on March 31. ​

Darlene McCormick Sanchez
Darlene McCormick Sanchez
Senior Reporter
Darlene McCormick Sanchez is an Epoch Times reporter who covers border security and immigration, election integrity, and Texas politics. Ms. McCormick Sanchez has 20 years of experience in media and has worked for outlets including Waco Tribune Herald, Tampa Tribune, and Waterbury Republican-American. She was a finalist for a Pulitzer prize for investigative reporting.