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60 Minutes · Watch: Markwayne Mullin gets heated over questions on Trump immigration policies involving children

  1. 1. A Democratic lawmaker accused the Trump administration of initiating a policy to separate children from their families at the border as a deterrent to immigration.
  2. 2. The lawmaker stated that 3,900 children were separated from their families under the Trump administration's policy.
  3. 3. The Republican bill to fund DHS cuts cybersecurity by over $250 million and TSA by nearly $350 million, according to a Democratic lawmaker.
  4. 4. A Democratic lawmaker claimed the Trump administration is attempting to privatize TSA, which federal courts have twice ruled illegal regarding collective bargaining agreements.
  5. 5. A Republican lawmaker countered that Democrats voted to shut down the government, while Republicans voted to keep it open, and noted ICE agents helped reduce TSA lines.
  6. 6. A Democratic lawmaker asked the Secretary whether he supports eliminating FEMA, and the Secretary responded that portions of FEMA need to be eliminated.
  7. 7. The Trump administration unlawfully ended FEMA's BRIC program in April 2025, halting roughly 2,000 infrastructure and disaster mitigation projects, according to a Democratic lawmaker.
  8. 8. A Democratic lawmaker demanded a plan to address 54 deaths in civil detention under the department's watch, calling for a policy to prevent future deaths.
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