Donald Trump’s pick for homeland security secretary, Senator Markwayne Mullin, surprised many this week by signaling his willingness to meet a key Democratic condition for funding DHS: requiring judicial warrants, something the White House has repeatedly rejected.
Mullin had evidently been quietly working on a comprehensive immigration enforcement compromise with a House Democrat and long-time friend, Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), long before his nomination. Per the New York Times, their goal is to bridge the gap between Democrats pushing for restrictions and the White House, which is generally unwilling to budge on immigration tactics.
