Mullin sidesteps pledge to obey court orders at Senate hearing
TL;DR
During a Senate Appropriations hearing on DHS funding, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin refused to commit to obeying future federal court orders, arguing that courts are politicized, and he acknowledged that his predecessor Kristi Noem mischaracterized two Minneapolis shootings involving immigration officers, as lawmakers pressed on immigration enforcement and funding ahead of the World Cup.
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- DHS Secretary Refuses Again and Again to Say He’ll Follow Court Orders The New Republic
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