Impeach Markwayne Mullin: Court Orders Are NOT Optional

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin just refused to say the most basic thing any public official must be able to say: that court orders are not optional.

During a Senate hearing, Mullin was asked whether DHS and ICE would comply when a judge rules their actions illegal or unconstitutional and orders them to stop. He dodged again and again, attacking “politicized” courts instead of making a clear commitment to obey the law.

That is disqualifying. The Department of Homeland Security controls immigration enforcement, detention, disaster response, cybersecurity, and enormous police power. If its leader believes he can decide which court orders count, then constitutional rights become suggestions and executive power becomes lawless.

Tell the U.S. House of Representatives: Open impeachment proceedings against Markwayne Mullin now.

Courts are a core check on abuse. When ICE detains people unlawfully, when DHS violates due process, when agents overstep their authority, court orders may be the only thing standing between vulnerable people and irreversible harm.

And Mullin is already showing the country what kind of power he wants to wield. He has reportedly threatened to pull Customs and Border Protection agents from major airports in so-called sanctuary cities — a move that could disrupt international travel, punish entire communities for local policy choices, and create chaos for travelers, workers, families, and businesses.

No secretary of homeland security should be allowed to run one of the most powerful agencies in the federal government while refusing to clearly accept judicial authority. If Congress lets this pass, it sends a dangerous message to every Trump official: ignore the courts, punish political opponents, dodge accountability, and keep going.

Add your name now and demand Congress defend the rule of law before DHS tramples it even further.

The petition to the U.S. House of Representatives reads: "Open impeachment proceedings against Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin for refusing to clearly commit that DHS and ICE will obey lawful court orders. No public official is above the law, and court orders are not optional."