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What to know about Mullin: No more money to pay DHS employees as of May

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin stated that the Department of Homeland Security will lack funds for employee salaries by the first week of May. This occurs as lawmakers attempt to resolve a two-month shutdown of the department.

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Mullin: No more money to pay DHS employees as of May Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said Tuesday his department will run out of money to pay employees’ salaries the first week of May, as lawmakers race to end a two-month shutdown of the…

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Appearing on “Fox and Friends” Tuesday morning, the secretary … Related storyboards

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Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin stated that the Department of Homeland Security will lack funds for employee salaries by the first week of May. This occurs as lawmakers attempt to resolve a two-month shutdown of the department.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 6 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The department reportedly paid above market rate to buy the facilities to house ICE detainees”
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Web search results explicitly state that CoStar Group data suggested ICE paid between 11% and 13% above market rates for properties in a detention plan involving former Secretary Kristi Noem.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is the U.S. federal executive department responsible for public security, comparable to interior ministries abroad. Its missions involve anti-te…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Ho…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is a federal law enforcement agency under the United States Department of Homeland Security. Its stated mission is to conduct criminal inves…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States secretary of homeland security is the head of the United States Department of Homeland Security, the federal department tasked with border control, counterterrorism and other aspects…
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Claim 2: “lawmakers race to end a two-month shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security”
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Multiple sources, including Flipboard and TikTok-based news summaries, mention the DHS shutdown and the effort by lawmakers to end it, with one source specifically mentioning it has been shut down for more than a month.
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web search NEUTRAL — Homeland Security Department shuts down as Democrats and Trump negotiate changes.US Department of Homeland Security to go into shutdown due to funding lapse. 2 days ago. Save for later.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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web search NEUTRAL — Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem also accused congressional Democrats of putting politics ahead of public safety. “This is the third time that Democrat politicians have shut down this depart…
https://dailycallernewsfoundation.org/2026/02/22/department-…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Department of Homeland Security remains shut down more than a month after its Congressional funding expired. Lawmakers have not yet reached an agreement to fund the department which houses immigra…
https://www.tiktok.com/discover/why-did-homeland-secruity-sh…
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Claim 3: “The Department of Homeland Security’s internal watchdog [launched an audit into Noem’s warehouse purchases]”
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Web search results confirm that a watchdog (OIG) audit examined former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's $38 billion detention plan, specifically scrutinizing warehouse purchases.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is the U.S. federal executive department responsible for public security, comparable to interior ministries abroad. Its missions involve anti-te…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General was established along with the Department of Homeland Security itself in 2002 by the Homeland Security Act. Its website describes its mi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In the United States, Office of Inspector General (OIG) is a generic term for the oversight division of a federal or state agency aimed at preventing inefficient or unlawful operations within their pa…
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Claim 4: “On May 13, the U.S. Senate voted on a resolution that, if it had passed, would have limited Trump's ability to attack Iran”
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Three independent web search results confirm that on May 13, 2026, the U.S. Senate voted on a resolution to limit President Trump's ability to attack Iran without congressional approval.
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web search NEUTRAL — May 13, 2026 5:58 PM CUT. Senate Republicans on Wednesday narrowly blocked the strongest congressional effort yet to force an end to the war with Iran, as three Republican senators broke with their pa…
https://time.com/article/2026/05/13/iran-war-vote-senate-mur…
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web search NEUTRAL — Published On 13 May 202613 May 2026. Three Republican senators have joined Democrats in the United States Senate in voting to advance a bill to limit President Donald Trump’s ability to strike Iran wi…
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web search NEUTRAL — On May 13, the U.S. Senate voted on a resolution that, if it had passed, would have limited Trump's ability to attack Iran, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/05/14/fett…
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Claim 5: “The City of Social Circle has sued for 'injunctive and declaratory relief,' naming DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin and ICE”
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While Wikipedia confirms the existence of the City of Social Circle, Georgia, none of the provided evidence sources mention a lawsuit filed by the city against Secretary Markwayne Mullin or ICE.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Social Circle is a city in southern Walton County, extending into Newton County, in the U.S. state of Georgia, 45 miles (72 km) east of Atlanta. As of the 2020 census, Social Circle had a population o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_Circle,_Georgia
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Social Circle City School District is a public school district in Walton County, Georgia, United States, based in Social Circle. It serves the city of Social Circle, which extends into Newton Coun…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Social Circle High School is a public school facility serving grades 9-12. It operates under the Social Circle City School District, within the city of Social Circle, in the extreme southern portion o…
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Claim 6: “Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said Tuesday his department will run out of money to pay employees’ salaries the first week of May”
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The claim is reported by multiple independent sources including Politico and Flipboard, and is supported by a Wikipedia entry confirming Markwayne Mullin as the Secretary of Homeland Security.
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web search NEUTRAL — Markwayne Mullin is an American politician and businessman who has served since 2026 as the ninth United States secretary of homeland security.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markwayne_Mullin
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web search NEUTRAL — Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said Tuesday his department will run out of money to pay employees’ salaries the first week of May, as lawmakers race to end a two-month shutdown of the De…
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/21/mullin-no-more-mone…
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web search NEUTRAL — DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin revealed that since the shutdown, the department has an extensive payroll burden.
https://www.the-express.com/news/us-news/205385/dhs-secretar…
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