U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin said Wednesday that migrant deportations will continue, a day after the Republican Party suffered a resounding electoral defeat amid discontent with President Donald Trump’s management.

Midterms’ results reflected a Republican retreat across much of the country, with Democratic gains even in traditionally conservative areas.

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According to local media analysis, Republicans lost ground in 99% of some 2,200 counties counted compared with Trump’s results in the 2024 presidential elections, with especially pronounced setbacks in Hispanic-majority counties.

Although immigration was one of the central issues of Trump’s term, NBC exit polls showed that only 14% of voters considered it the country’s main problem, compared with 39% who cited the economy and 32% who ranked the state of democracy first.

Deportations will continue.

— Secretary Markwayne Mullin (@SecMullinDHS) November 4, 2026

The Migration Policy Institute (MPI) estimated that U.S. immigration authorities had carried out about 980,000 deportations between January 20, 2025, and July 31, 2026. The institute estimated that the figure would reach about 660,000 during fiscal year 2026, which ended last September 30. It also calculated that 80% of the deportations counted through July corresponded to people without criminal convictions.

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