Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin on Wednesday said that he backs stronger penalties for protesters or rioters who attempt to reveal the identity of federal immigration agents.
Mullin referenced Democrat-led proposals to require Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to be unmasked while performing their duties. Earlier this year, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was partially shut down for weeks as Democratic lawmakers pushed for such a mask requirement, among other policy directives that were largely rejected by Republicans.
“If we want to eliminate the officers from having to wear masks, then increase the penalties,” Mullin told House lawmakers on Wednesday. “If they doxx them, they threaten them in any way whatsoever, it should be a very stiff penalty to get all their attention,” he said, using a term to describe the malicious act of exposing an individual’s private information online…