US Senate panel pans DHS plan to stop customs processing at blue-city airports

By: Ariana Figueroa

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: June 2, 2026

Words: 873

Last Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago

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WASHINGTON — Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin appeared before the U.S. Senate Appropriations Homeland Security panel Tuesday and defended his threats to cripple international air travel into some cities led by Democrats.

Democratic senators on the panel also pressed Mullin about aggressive immigration tactics from federal officers; whether the department would follow court orders from federal judges; and his recent televised comments floating plans to pull customs employees from airports in cities that don’t cooperate …

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