New DHS chief Markwayne Mullin floats removing customs and immigration from major airports in sanctuary cities

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsNew DHS chief Markwayne Mullin floats removing customs and immigration from major airports in sanctuary citiesMullin has hit out at sanctuary cities with international airports, questioning whether their policies are legalOwen Scott Tuesday 07 April 2026 09:53 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2952808","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/markwayne-mullin-customs-immigration-airports-b2952808.html","title":"DHS boss Markwayne Mullin floats removing customs and immigration from major airports"}}CloseVideo surfaces of incoming Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullins describing spanking his children in 2023Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","...