Trump's Mass Deportation Agenda Faces Crossroads Amid Homeland Security Shake-Up

• Department of Homeland Security (DHS) under new management, offering a chance to reset or intensify Trump's mass deportation agenda.
• White House political director encouraged focusing on criminal immigration enforcement, a pivot from the broader mass deportation agenda.
• Trump's mass deportation operation is intensifying, with billions spent on hiring ICE officers and building detention sites to remove 1 million immigrants.
• Senators are set to grill DHS nominee Markwayne Mullin over deportations; Democrats threaten funding cuts due to aggressive sweeps.
• Internal Republican divisions emerge, with some advocating a more humane approach, while deportation advocates push for higher removal numbers.