Sen. Van Hollen tells DHS Secretary Mullin to calm down at hearing
Van Hollen accused DHS of a pattern of abuse and pressed the secretary to share evidence with Minnesota authorities.

SOURCE CHECK
TAP FOR WHYFox News is an established national outlet with a substantial reporting operation, though its broader editorial identity is partisan. This account attributes claims to named participants and reports their exchange directly.
- Source type — Established national news organization with a substantial reporting operation.
- Editorial standards — The outlet has an established editorial operation, alongside a recognizable partisan identity.
- Author attribution — The article names its author.
The article provides direct quotations from the hearing and identifies the participants, but offers little independent context or verification of the underlying claims about DHS actions, court orders, or spending.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The story includes the senators’ criticisms and Mullin’s responses, but does not independently examine the evidence behind their competing claims or provide outside perspectives.
- Counterarguments presented — Mullin’s responses appear alongside the senators’ criticisms.
- Source diversity — The account relies on statements from the hearing participants and offers no outside sources.
- Omitted context — It gives little context for the shootings, court orders, or disputed spending.
The article primarily recounts the exchange through attributed statements and does not clearly endorse either side. Its focus on the confrontation does not establish a discernible partisan lean.
- Language tone — Mostly reports the participants’ words with neutral attribution.
- Framing — Centers on a heated hearing exchange without an explicit conclusion about who is right.
- Source selection — Quotes Van Hollen, Murphy, and Mullin, the principal participants in the exchange.
At a Senate hearing, Chris Van Hollen and Chris Murphy challenged Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin over alleged misconduct by federal officers and compliance with court orders. Mullin disputed their claims and questioned the courts’ impartiality.
During a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing, Van Hollen accused DHS of a pattern of abuse in immigration enforcement and pressed Mullin to share evidence from officer-involved shootings with Minnesota authorities. Mullin rejected the characterization and disputed Van Hollen’s concerns about trusting the administration’s investigation.
Murphy asked Mullin whether DHS would comply with court orders and criticized the department’s spending on detention centers. Mullin said the department would follow the law and Constitution, but questioned whether some courts were acting impartially.
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