Dana El-Kurd

He looks like a Mark Wayne.

Jesus Christ.

Just say sorry, dude.

Later on in this same hearing.

Mullen defended the actions of the officer who killed Renee Good, saying, quote, Throughout these hearings, Mullen reiterated that he wants to keep the agency out of the news.

Quote, unquote.

When questioned about what ICE reforms he would be willing to put into law, Mullins said that a quote-unquote better approach would be working with local municipalities.

I would love to see ICE become a transport more than the front line.

If we can get back into just simply working with law enforcement, we're going to them and we're picking up these criminals from their jail.

I think I can work within what is there, but there's an approach that can happen, but we've got to have partners.

What he's trying to do here is essentially blame ICE overreach on sanctuary city policies, saying that ICE would need to be in all these places, being on the ground, if sanctuary cities would just cooperate with ICE for removal operations.

In response to a question about ICE and CBP illegally entering people's homes, Mullins said, quote,

we will not enter a home or a place of business without a judicial warrant unless we're pursuing an individual that runs into a place of business or residence or a house, unquote.

If this is true, this definitely is a partial movement, still with this exception, but a partial movement from the so-called administrative warrants, which became popular under Kristi Noem.

which, big if, like it.

I think, as James has said before, I think there is, like, the wind is changing a little bit.

But, I mean, it could very easily change back the other way.

It is simply too soon to say.

And obviously, none of these things will be, like, satisfactory.

ICE should not exist as an agency.