As the hearing concluded, Mullin agreed to share some details about the program with senators in a classified setting. Mullin otherwise cast himself a reliable, if perhaps more diplomatic, ally to the president in his campaign against undocumented immigrants. Under questioning from Richard Blumenthal, another Democratic senator, Mullin rejected the reported practice of ICE agents entering homes with only an administrative warrant, which is approved by a supervisor at the agency, rather than a judge. “My experience with you has been consistent: kindness and professionalism,” Fetterman told the senator at the hearing. The committee has scheduled a vote on Mullin’s nomination for Thursday, after which it can be considered by the full Senate.

Source: The Guardian March 19, 2026 13:00 UTC