Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said on Wednesday that "deportations will continue" in a social media post, according to The Hill. The post followed Democrats' sweeping victories in the 2026 midterm elections. The Hill described those results as Democrats claiming both the House and the Senate.
The Hill reported that Democrats campaigned against President Trump's immigration crackdown. According to the same report, some Democrats used a call to abolish Immigration and Customs Enforcement, known as ICE, as a campaign slogan.
The Hill's summary does not say which Democrats used the abolition call as a slogan, how widely it was used, or whether it was connected to the outcome of any race. Those details were not included in the material available to The Continental Gazette. The Gazette has not independently verified the vote results or the control of either chamber described in the summary, and relies on The Hill's account for those points.
The Hill's account also does not say what Mullin meant by his statement, including whether it referred to any particular policy, enforcement action, or timeline. The excerpt available to this desk ends partway through a sentence about the ICE slogan, so any further content in the full report is not reflected here.
The Hill's report was published on November 4, 2026, and written by Ryan Mancini. No response from Democratic leaders to Mullin's post was reported in the material available here.