Markwayne Mullin
Secretary of Homeland Security
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Supreme Court Hears Arguments on TPS Terminations for Haiti and Syria — Ruling Threatens 335,000 Holders
The Supreme Court heard 105 minutes of argument on April 29 in consolidated cases challenging the Trump administration's termination of Temporary Protected Status for Haitian and Syrian nationals. The government argued that federal law bars courts from reviewing any TPS termination decision. A ruling is expected by late June or early July 2026.
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Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons Resigns After Leading 584,000-Deportation Campaign, Fatal Shootings of US Citizens
Todd Lyons, who oversaw the most aggressive immigration enforcement push in ICE history including a secret warrantless home-entry policy and operations that killed two American bystanders, will step down May 31 with no successor named.
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US Lifts Seven-Year Ban on Direct Flights to Venezuela, First Flights Resume April 30
DHS Secretary Mullin signed the order rescinding the 2019 flight suspension, effective April 15. American Airlines plans to resume daily Miami-Caracas service at the end of the month, the latest step in a rapid US-Venezuela normalization following Maduro's capture in January.
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The DHS shutdown is now the longest in U.S. history at 53 days, with no end in sight
The Department of Homeland Security has been unfunded since February 14, affecting TSA, FEMA, the Coast Guard, and CISA. A Senate stopgap reopened most of the department but left ICE and CBP in limbo. The House returns April 14.