DHS Secretary Mullin and Rep DeLauro clash at hearing

A heated congressional hearing erupted into a shouting match on Thursday as Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin and Democratic Representative Rosa DeLauro clashed over immigration policies and the treatment of migrant children. The confrontation occurred during Mullin’s testimony before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security.

The exchange began when DeLauro, the panel’s ranking member, invoked the Trump administration’s family separation policy, stating that 3,900 children had been separated from their parents at the border. Mullin immediately interrupted her, countering that 450,000 children were lost during the Biden administration and accusing DeLauro of remaining silent on that issue for four years.

“Don’t you point your finger at me!” Mullin said as DeLauro gestured toward him. “Don’t be a hypocrite,” he charged. DeLauro refused to back down, replying, “I will point my finger at you.” Mullin continued, “You should be as upset about the 450,000 kids that were lost. You didn’t say a word about it!”

The argument escalated as DeLauro appealed to the committee’s Republican chairman, Representative Mark Amodei, demanding, “Could you put him in his...