Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin fired back at Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., during a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing over claims that Immigration and Customs Enforcement is lawless, dangerous, and unconstitutional.

“We’re doing the job that Congress gave us the authority to do,” Mullin said. “If you don’t like the laws, you can change them.”

During the Tuesday Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security hearing titled “A Review of the President’s Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request for the Department of Homeland Security,” Murphy accused ICE and DHS of violating court orders.

“Every day, this agency is breaking the law at scale and wasting billions of taxpayer dollars. The DHS does not implement the law any longer; it makes up the law,” the senator charged.

Murphy argued that the committee should not choose to fund agencies that allegedly break the law.

“We swear an oath when we arrive here to ensure that their money is not used to fund unconstitutional or illegal behavior,” the senator said. “Every single day, this agency is violating the Constitution and the law. This cannot continue.”

Secretary Mullin, who was sworn in less than three months ago, used up the time for his opening statement to fire back at Murphy’s attacks.

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