WATCH LIVE: Mullin testifies on DHS budget before Senate Appropriations subcommittee
Summary
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin is testifying before a Senate subcommittee about the agency’s budget. The hearing comes amid protests at an ICE facility in Newark, New Jersey, over conditions for detainees.Key Facts
- Secretary Markwayne Mullin is presenting the Department of Homeland Security budget to the Senate Subcommittee on Homeland Security.
- The hearing started at 2 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time.
- There are ongoing protests outside an ICE detention center in Newark, New Jersey.
- Protesters are concerned about how detainees are treated inside the facility.
- ICE detainees have been reported to die by suicide at a high rate, according to an Associated Press investigation.
- Mullin previously acknowledged that ICE has been negatively viewed and admitted morale among staff has dropped.
- The hearing is part of Congress’s role to review and approve government spending.
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