INTERNACIONAL
Trump’s new DHS pick is an illegal immigration hawk who’s ‘all about the mission’: Expert
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!
Oklahoma Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin, President Donald Trump’s new pick to lead the embattled Department of Homeland Security, is a supporter of strict immigration enforcement who, in the last year, has proved invaluable in getting key pieces of the president’s agenda across the finish line.
A first-term senator who identifies as Native American, Mullin is a self-described «bull in a China cabinet» who was instrumental in the Senate’s passage of the Trump-backed One Big Beautiful Bill. Lora Ries, a border security and immigration expert at the Heritage Foundation, predicted to Fox News Digital that Mullin will have a focused leadership approach as head of DHS.
«It won’t be about him, it’s about the mission, and it’s about carrying out the president’s agenda to maintain a secure border, but also mass deportations,» she said.
Shortly after news of his appointment broke, Mullin called it a «big surprise» but said he is «excited» to take on the role.
Trump named Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-OK, as the next head of DHS. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
«The president and I have a really good relationship; we talk all the time anyway. I wasn’t, to be quite honest with you, expecting the call today. But it’s super exciting,» he told reporters outside the Capitol.
He said that his focus as DHS secretary will be to «keep the homeland secure.»
«Nothing is going to prevent me from doing my job,» he continued. «I’m going to enforce the policies and the laws that Congress has passed, and we’re going to protect the homeland.»
Ries said that Mullin’s appointment signals Trump doubling down on his agenda of maintaining a secure border. Ries also said she does not expect the transition from outgoing Secretary Kristi Noem to Mullin to disrupt the agency’s enforcement operations.
«We can’t waste any time, given we’re concerned with sleeper cells from Iran and other locations, terrorist threats that Joe Biden let into the country,» she added.
SCHUMER, DEMS HOLD FIRM ON DHS FUNDING DESPITE NOEM’S BOMBSHELL OUSTING
Immigrants wait to be processed at a U.S. Border Patrol transit center after they crossed the border from Mexico on December 20, 2023, in Eagle Pass, Texas. (John Moore/Getty Images)
At 48 years old, Mullin is a husband and father of six. He has served in the Senate for just over three years, entering office in January 2023. Before that, he served in the House of Representatives for about 10 years.
Currently, Mullin serves as the chair of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Subcommittee. He does not serve on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, the panel that he will soon sit before during his confirmation process.
He is also a member of Senate Majority Leader John Thune’s, R-S.D., leadership team and proved a decisive asset in extending Trump’s 2017 tax cuts last year.
It was, however, the relationships he built in the lower chamber that made him a de facto liaison with his former House colleagues. That role began when former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., with whom Mullin was close friends, was in leadership and has continued under House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La.
That role as liaison, which Mullin previously told Fox News Digital he never wanted, made him an invaluable asset last year when Republicans were trying to pass Trump’s big beautiful bill. Mullin had already become a member of Thune’s whip team and offered to help bridge the policy gap between House Republicans and Senate Republicans to ensure the legislation was passed.
Both chambers were going back and forth on the bill, which Mullin told Fox News Digital last year wasn’t necessarily «a good indication that we were butting heads.»
«Everybody was very passionate about this,» Mullin said. «I mean, they’ve been working for a long time. We looked at it as maybe a once-in-a-generation opportunity for us to be able to get this done.»
ILLEGAL’S DRAGGING OF ICE AGENT SHOWS THE EXACT DANGER THE OFFICER WHO SHOT RENEE GOOD FEARED, EXPERT SAYS
Then-Sen.-elect, Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla. is seen in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, November 15, 2022. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
On Mullin’s website, he states, «We are a nation of laws, and those laws must be upheld.»
«We must ensure our immigration laws are enforced, bring back the Remain in Mexico policy, finish building the wall, and end the liberal incentives that are fueling the worst border crisis in American history,» Mullin’s website reads.
Mullin has harshly criticized Democrats for moving to defund DHS, saying, «If we defund the Department of Homeland Security, they do a lot more than arrest illegals. You walk through the airport, they’re providing security. The Department of Homeland Security is there for a reason … They protect us from threats at home and abroad, around the United States and across the world.»
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP
After the lapse in DHS funding, Mullin slammed the Democrats for «political theater,» saying he was focused on restoring the funding.
When asked if there were any lessons Mullin had learned from her tumultuous tenure atop the agency, he noted that he and Noem were close friends, but that he had not yet had time to call her yet after receiving the news.
«Our families are friends. She was tasked to do a very difficult job. And I think she has, she has performed the best she can do,» Mullin said.
«Is there always lessons that can be learned? You know, listen, my wife and I, we have, over the years, we have been fortunate enough to purchase companies and grow our companies, and every day there’s something you can do better,» he continued. «And so, I think there’s, there’s an opportunity to build off successes, and there’s also opportunities to build off things that maybe didn’t go quite as planned.»
Mullin said he and Trump are «great friends» and «I look forward to working for him on his cabinet.» He noted, «Of course, we still have this whole thing called confirmation, and we’re going to get started on that right away.»
homeland security,immigration,border security,kristi noem,donald trump,enforcement,illegal immigrants
En una imagen capturada por una cámara sumergida a 500 metros de profundidad, científicos documentaron la presencia de un tiburón “dormilón” en aguas antárticas, un lugar donde hasta hace poco se creía poco habitual hallar a estos grandes depredadores.
La escena se desarrolló cerca de las islas Shetland del Sur, en un entorno donde las temperaturas del agua apenas superan el punto de congelación. El equipo del Centro de Investigación Oceánica Profunda Minderoo-UWA detectó a este tiburón gracias a una cámara instalada para monitorear la biodiversidad marina. Alan Jamieson, profesor de la Universidad de Australia Occidental y director del centro, recordó el asombro del grupo: “Todos nos quedamos perplejos, pensando: ‘No creo que haya tiburones en la Antártida’”, explicó a National Geographic.
Hasta ese momento, los registros de tiburones en la región se limitaban a aguas del Ártico y el Pacífico Norte, pero nunca tan al sur. El ejemplar, de entre dos y tres metros de longitud, pertenece al grupo de los tiburones dormilones, conocidos por su metabolismo extremadamente lento y su capacidad para vivir en ambientes hostiles.
La capacidad de los tiburones dormilones para soportar condiciones extremas se debe a una serie de adaptaciones únicas. Estos animales crecen menos de un centímetro al año y rara vez superan los cuatro kilómetros por hora de velocidad. Su bajo consumo energético les permite sobrevivir en entornos fríos y con escasez de alimento. Ese metabolismo reducido tiene ventajas claras. Al consumir muy poca energía, estos tiburones pueden sobrevivir en entornos donde el alimento es escaso y las temperaturas son extremadamente bajas.
La ciencia ha descubierto que sus tejidos contienen altas concentraciones de urea y N-óxido de trimetilamina (TMAO). La urea ayuda a mantener el equilibrio osmótico con el agua marina, aunque puede desestabilizar las proteínas del organismo. En ese punto, el TMAO actúa como estabilizador y permite que las proteínas funcionen a temperaturas cercanas al punto de congelación. “Aunque todos los tiburones tienen TMAO en su organismo, los tiburones dormilones tienen mucho más que la mayoría”, explicó el investigador Dave Ebert.
Otro aspecto sorprendente es la longevidad de estos animales. Estudios genéticos recientes han identificado duplicaciones en genes relacionados con la reparación del ADN y la protección contra el estrés oxidativo, un mecanismo que podría explicar por qué algunos tiburones de Groenlandia —parientes del ejemplar hallado— viven más de 400 años. Como la mayoría de los tiburones dormilones, este individuo puede haber estado vivo durante la era de Bellingshausen y James Clark Ross en el siglo XIX.
La cámara que permitió el hallazgo operaba en una zona donde una corriente de agua relativamente cálida fluye sobre el fondo marino. En este canal, la temperatura llegó a 1,27℃, lo que podría haber facilitado la presencia del tiburón en aguas tan australes.
El responsable de la investigación, Alan Jamieson, no oculta su incertidumbre: “Hay diferentes tipos de rareza en el mundo, y este tipo es absolutamente astronómico”, expresó. El propio Jamieson confesó que, en 25 años de carrera, solo había visto cuatro tiburones dormilones y nunca en la Antártida.
El hallazgo plantea interrogantes sobre la presencia de una posible población estable en el área. “Lo difícil es saber cuántos tiburones viven en aguas antárticas”, señaló Jamieson. Los científicos creen que la cámara pudo captar al tiburón porque se encontraba en una zona de agua ligeramente más cálida, lo que sugiere la existencia de corredores que permiten a estos animales explorar regiones más australes.
De momento, no existen datos suficientes para determinar si se trata de una aparición aislada o del indicio de una comunidad poco conocida. Como concluyó el propio Jamieson: “El descubrimiento de un tiburón dormilón en aguas antárticas sugiere que realmente no hay ningún lugar en el océano donde los tiburones no puedan sobrevivir”.
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!
An increasing number of voters disapprove of the job the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, or ICE, is doing, with nearly half wanting Congress to reduce its funding.
That’s according to a new Fox News poll conducted before President Trump announced on Thursday that he will nominate Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., to replace Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem.
The survey finds nearly 6 in 10 voters disapprove of ICE’s performance, while about 4 in 10 approve. This is the highest disapproval rating recorded, up 7 points since last fall and 17 points since the question was first asked in 2018.
Nearly twice as many voters strongly disapprove as strongly approve.
The increase in disapproval can mostly be attributed to voters under age 30 (+17 points more disapproving than in September), independents (+13), men (+11) and Democrats (+8).
«This isn’t a complicated story,» says Republican pollster Daron Shaw, who helps run the Fox News Poll with Democratic counterpart Chris Anderson. «ICE’s tactics in Minneapolis, along with negative news coverage, have caused a sharp drop in approval, especially among independents and members of the out-party.»
Meanwhile, large majorities of MAGA supporters (94% approve), very conservative voters (87% approve) and Republicans (83%) back ICE.
When asked about funding the agency, nearly half (46%) said reduce it. The other half wants to increase funding (20%), keep at current levels (18%) or fund at current levels but with new restrictions (16%).
FOX NEWS POLL: VIEWS ARE DIVIDED ON US ACTION AGAINST IRAN
Majorities of Democrats (77%) and independents (59%) want to defund ICE while Republicans would prefer to at least keep it at its current level (37%) if not increase it (43%).
Today, voters are slightly more likely to feel the Trump administration’s immigration policies have made the U.S. safer (42% safer vs. 37% less safe) than they did last June, when they were split on the matter (39% each). Overall, 2 in 10 say the policies don’t make a difference to safety.
But when looking at immigration from an economic lens, more voters think the administration’s policies are hurting the economy (49%) than helping it (33%). Two in 10 (17%) say they haven’t had an effect on the economy.
Majorities of Republicans are more likely to say the immigration policies have made the U.S. safer (82%) and helped the economy (66%), while it’s the opposite for Democrats (62% less safe, 83% hurt). A majority of independents think the economy is being hurt (57%) but are more divided on safety: 27% safer, 40% less safe, 33% no difference.
Views on what to do about illegal immigration remain nuanced. Two-thirds favor allowing illegal immigrants who have jobs in the U.S. to stay and apply for legal status (67% favor, 33% oppose). On the other hand, 6 in 10 favor deporting immigrants who are here illegally back to their home countries (59% favor, 40% oppose).
Among voters favoring deportation, 53% would support immigrants who live here illegally but have jobs to stay and apply for legal status.
Majorities of Hispanic voters favor allowing illegal immigrants with jobs to stay (74% favor), disagree with deportations (56% oppose) and disapprove of ICE (58%).
CLICK HERE FOR CROSSTABS AND TOPLINE
Big picture, border security and immigration remain President Trump’s best issues. Border security continues to be his only net positive job rating with 52% approving and 48% disapproving. While his handling of immigration stands at 47% approve and 53% disapprove, it is a slight improvement since the last recording in January when it was 45-55%.
The president’s ratings on other issues remain underwater: jobs (43% approve, 56% disapprove), taxes (40-59%), foreign policy (40-60%), economy (38-61%), healthcare (38-61%), tariffs (36-63%), and cost of living (32-67%).
Conducted Feb. 28 to March 2, 2026, under the direction of Beacon Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R), this Fox News survey includes interviews with a sample of 1,004 registered voters randomly selected from a national voter file. Respondents spoke with live interviewers on landlines (104) and cellphones (642) or completed the survey online after receiving a text (258). Results based on the full sample have a margin of sampling error of ±3 percentage points. Sampling error for results among subgroups is higher. In addition to sampling error, question wording and order can influence results. Weights are generally applied to age, race, education and area variables to ensure the demographics are representative of the registered voter population. Sources for developing weight targets include the most recent American Community Survey, Fox News Voter Analysis and voter file data.
politics,immigration,donald trump,homeland security,republicans,democratic party,fox news poll
Los dueños de Dungeons & Dragons se rinden y por fin llaman a la versión actual de D&D como los fans la conocen desde hace años
Tras estar 448 días preso en Venezuela, Nahuel Gallo participó por primera vez del izamiento de la bandera en Gendarmería
Ranking de compras de la clase media: en qué provincias es más caro llenar el changuito del supermercado
¿Habrá milagro por tercera vez? Juventud de Las Piedras, el equipo uruguayo de la rara localía, empató y deberá buscar la gloria en Medellín
Un tiburón dormilón rompe récords de supervivencia polar en las aguas de la Antártida
La charla al aire entre Tini Stoessel y Rodrigo De Paul que reavivó los rumores de casamiento
Puertas adentro, Villarruel explotó: «El esfuerzo no lo hizo la política» y demolió el relato económico de Milei
Pampita se mudó a un castillo francés de detalles alucinantes: «1000 metros, 14 ambientes, vale 11 millones de dólares»
El drama que vive Oriana Sabatini a horas del nacimiento de su hija con Paulo Dybala: se complicó la salud de su abuela de 90 años
El hijo adoptivo de José María Muscari tomó una tajante decisión de vida a los 18 años
CHIMENTOS2 días agoEl hijo adoptivo de José María Muscari tomó una tajante decisión de vida a los 18 años
- CHIMENTOS2 días ago
¡Interna total! Pablo Layus explotó y blanqueó quiénes son los que arruinan Intrusos: «Te matan»
- CHIMENTOS3 días ago
Ángel de Brito contó la oscura verdad de Jorge Rial para no ir a LAM: “Es un…”
