Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin’s pick to run Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown on the ground has sparked a firestorm among MAGA ranks. Mullin, 49, took over the department after President Donald Trump, 80, fired Kristi Noem earlier this year. His ICE nominee, Lance Schroyer, 54, worked as a highway trooper in Mullin’s home state and was a part of the former senator’s own security team. Backlash to the pick comes as the secretary faces growing pressure on his job performance in other respects, too. A spokesperson for the department shared a statement from Secretary Mullin in which he said: “President Trump and I are on the same page.