- Former Department of Homeland Security Chief of Staff Miles Taylor criticized President Donald Trump's administration for reassigning federal agents to immigration duties instead of tackling severe crimes.
- Taylor warned that it will take a generation to rebuild public trust in the department, arguing agents are ill-prepared and should focus on terrorists and human traffickers.
- Following Republican midterm election losses, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin asserted that ICE deportation operations will continue year-round.
- Taylor publicly called former DHS Secretary Kristi Noem the worst secretary in the history of the department following her controversial post-election remarks.
- The White House previously dismissed claims by Taylor, who authored a tell-all book accusing Trump of posing a serious risk to national security.
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