Fox News host Laura Ingraham confronted Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin Tuesday night over his suggestion that the Trump administration could consider granting legal status to certain illegal immigrants brought into the United States as children.
The exchange came days after Mullin told reporters that President Trump had asked him to work with Democrats on immigration reform and that Congress could explore making DACA beneficiaries “legal permanent citizens or something like this,” while still claiming the administration would never allow amnesty.
As The Gateway Pundit previously reported, this followed Trump’s own comments on 60 Minutes suggesting his deportation efforts “might have been too tough” and that some illegal migrants who have been in the U.S. for 10–15 years could be offered a deal after criminals are removed.
Ingraham went straight at it: “Why do you float DACA, Mr. Secretary? Why is that the message for you guys of this election?”
Mullin replied that DACA “applies to children that were brought into this country at no fault of their own” and that “some of them may not even speak English or never even lived in their country.”
He added that while they should not become citizens, “is there a path for you to be legal?” He noted the idea was “very far-fetched” because Trump tried something similar previously and Democrats were not interested, and stressed that any consideration would require the base’s support: “Before we would even consider doing any of that, we’re going to make sure that one, our base is with us on it… The president will not sign anything that isn’t in the right movement for this country and the Republican Party.”
Ingraham interrupted to make the point clear: “They’re not with you.”
She then laid out the long-term problem: “The problem is, is if even if there was some deal that you could kind of say, oh, maybe we’ll get that for that, and that kind of would seem good. Problem is you’re not going to be in office maybe in 2 years or 4 years or 6 years, and you’re not going to have Republicans who are going to respect the rule of law. And the Democrats will get in, they won’t care what deal you struck. That’s always something to take into consideration. They will open up the floodgates again, and everyone’s going to come in, plus the people you regularize are already going to be here. That’s the problem.”
Mullin agreed there is “no good faith” and that “you can’t trust the Democrat Party,” citing DSA influence and their desire to defund DHS.
Ingraham closed by saying that if Democrats want amnesty, “let them go to the voters and argue for amnesty, because Donald Trump beats them every single time they do this.”
WATCH:
WOW! Laura Ingraham just PRESSED DHS Sec. Markwayne Mullin on considering status for DACA migrants
“Even if there WAS some deal…you’re not gonna be in office in 2, 4, 6 years…the Democrats WON’T CARE WHAT deal you struck! They’ll open up the flood gates!”
INGRAHAM: Why float DACA? Why is THAT the message for you guys of this election?
MULLIN: It’s children brought by no fault of their own
INGRAHAM: Brought here illegally
MULLIN: There’s a part we can say, you won’t be citizens, but is there a path to be legal? […] Before we’d consider doing any of that, we’re gonna make sure our base is with us on that
INGRAHAM: They’re NOT with you. I’m just saying this.
MULLIN: The president won’t sign anything that’s not right for this country and the GOP.
I think President Trump knows that the Democrats are INCAPABLE of trying to subdue their push for MASS AMNESTY.
So does Stephen Miller.
The leftist wing will push Hakeem and Schumer towards legalizing millions of illegals
ALL AMNESTY IS A HARD PASS
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) November 11, 2026
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