Event Brief
DHS chief denies deportation quotas amid GOP backlash
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 20, 2026 at 9:00 AM ET
Summary: Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin defended the administration’s immigration enforcement tactics in an interview with CNN’s Dana Bash, rejecting claims that the White House uses deportation quotas. The exchange followed a Florida GOP Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar campaign ad criticizing migrant arrests.
WHO: Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin; CNN anchor Dana Bash; Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R, Florida)
WHAT: Mullin pushed back against Republican criticism over migrant arrests and denied that deportation quotas exist, responding to a Salazar campaign ad.
WHEN: Sep 20, 2026 at 8:18 AM ET
WHERE: Florida
WHY: The comments were prompted by criticism from within the GOP and a recent campaign ad from Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar challenging the administration’s migrant arrest approach.
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