List of Department of Homeland Security appointments by Donald Trump

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Appointments (first administration)

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Secretary of Homeland Security
Chad Wolf[1]		 November 13, 2019 January 11, 2021

Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security
Ken Cuccinelli		 November 13, 2019

General Counsel		 Vacant

Inspector General of Homeland Security
Joseph V. Cuffari[2]		 July 25, 2019
(Confirmed July 25, 2019 voice vote)

Chief Financial Officer of Homeland Security
Troy Edgar[3]		 May 14, 2020
(Confirmed May 12, 2020, 62–31)[4]

Chief Information Officer of Homeland Security
John Zangardi[5]		 December 8, 2017
(Appointed November 6, 2017)

Chief Medical Officer of Homeland Security
Duane C. Caneva[6]		 May 2018
(Appointed April 2, 2018)

Under Secretary of Homeland Security
(National Protection and Programs)
Chris Krebs[7]		 August 16, 2017 June 15, 2018
June 15, 2018
(Confirmed June 12, 2018, voice vote)		 November 15, 2018

Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security
(Office of Infrastructure Protection)		 Vacant

Under Secretary of Homeland Security
(Intelligence and Analysis)
Brian Murphy		 May 10, 2020

Under Secretary of Homeland Security
(Management)		 Randolph Alles July 8, 2019

Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Legislative Affairs)		 Vacant

Under Secretary of Homeland Security
(Science and Technology)
William N. Bryan[8]		 May 30, 2017
Upon Senate confirmation

Under Secretary of Homeland Security
(Strategy, Policy and Plans)
Chad Wolf[9]		 November 13, 2019
(Confirmed November 13, 2019, 54–41)[10]

Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security
(Transportation Security Administration)
David Pekoske		 August 10, 2017
(Confirmed August 3, 2017, voice vote)

Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security
(Infrastructure Protection)
Brian Harrell[11]		 November 2018
Federal Emergency Management Agency

Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency
Peter Gaynor[12]		 January 16, 2020
(Confirmed January 14, 2020, 81–8)[13]		 January 12, 2021

Deputy Administrator of FEMA
 Vacant

Deputy Administrator of FEMA
(Protection and National Preparedness)		 Vacant

Assistant Administrator of FEMA
(Administration and Grant Programs)
Bridget E. Bean[14]		 October 9, 2019[15]
(Appointed August 26, 2019)
United States Fire Administration

Administrator of the United States Fire Administration
G. Keith Bryant		 August 4, 2017
(Appointed May 18, 2017)
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services

Director of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services
Mark Koumans		 November 18, 2019 February 20, 2020
U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Commissioner of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Mark A. Morgan		 July 5, 2019
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Matthew Albence		 July 5, 2019 August 25, 2020
United States Secret Service

Director of the Secret Service
James M. Murray		 May 1, 2019
(Announced April 8, 2019)
United States Coast Guard

Commandant of the Coast Guard
Karl L. Schultz[16]		 June 1, 2018
(Confirmed May 9, 2018, voice vote)
Task Force East

Director of the Joint Task Force East
Steven Poulin[17]		 June 2020
Joint Interagency Task Force West

Director of the Joint Interagency Task Force West
Manuel Padilla Jr.[18]		 September 2018
United States Coast Guard Academy

Member of the Board of Visitors to the United States Coast Guard Academy		 Michael S. Bruno[19]

Stacey Dixon[19]
Stephen E. Flynn[19]

Erica Schwartz[19]
Daniel P. Walsh[19]
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Previous officeholders (first administration)

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Secretary of Homeland Security
John F. Kelly		 January 20, 2017 July 31, 2017 Resigned to become White House Chief of Staff.

Elaine Duke		 July 31, 2017 December 6, 2017

Kirstjen Nielsen		 December 6, 2017 April 10, 2019 President Trump announced via tweet, "Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen will be leaving her position, and I would like to thank her for her service."

Chad Wolf		 November 13, 2019 January 12, 2021 Resigned due to legal challenges to his authority as Acting Secretary of Homeland Security.[20]

Kevin McAleenan		 April 11, 2019 November 13, 2019 [21]

Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection		 January 20, 2017 April 11, 2019 Became Acting Secretary of Homeland Security.

John P. Sanders		 April 15, 2019 July 5, 2019 Mark Morgan became Acting Commissioner. Congressman Bennie Thompson described DHS leadership as "a constant game of musical chairs".

Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security
Russell Deyo		 November 1, 2016 April 4, 2017

Elaine Duke		 April 10, 2017 April 15, 2018

Claire Grady		 April 16, 2018 April 10, 2019 Reportedly forced to resign to make way for Kevin McAleenan to become Acting Secretary.[22]

Under Secretary of Homeland Security
(Management)		 August 8, 2017 April 10, 2019

Chip Fulghum		 April 10, 2019 July 8, 2019 Became COO of Endeavors.

Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security
David Pekoske		 April 11, 2019 November 13, 2019

Chief of Staff to the Secretary of Homeland Security
Miles Taylor		 February 8, 2019 September 2019 Hired by Google in October 2019.[23] In October 2020, Taylor revealed that he is "Anonymous," the author of "I Am Part of the Resistance Inside the Trump Administration" and A Warning. Taylor is a member of the Republican Political Alliance for Integrity and Reform.

Under Secretary of Homeland Security
(Intelligence and Analysis)
Robert P. Hayes		 March 20, 2017 August 7, 2017

David Glawe		 January 23, 2017 March 20, 2017
August 8, 2017 May 9, 2020 Became President and CEO of the National Insurance Crime Bureau

Brian Murphy		 May 10, 2020 August 2, 2020 On July 31, Acting Secretary Chad Wolf informed Murphy that he would be reassigned after DHS compiled intelligence reports on two journalists.[24] In September, Murphy stated in a whistleblower complaint that his superiors pressured him to alter intelligence reports for political reasons.[25]

Under Secretary of Homeland Security
(Strategy, Policy, and Plans)
James Nealon		 July 10, 2017 February 8, 2018

Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security
(Legislative Affairs)
Benjamin Cassidy		 April 3, 2017 March 20, 2018

Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security
(Counterterrorism and Threat Prevention)		 Elizabeth Neumann February 2017 April 2020 Originally joined Trump administration as deputy chief of staff for DHS Secretary John Kelly.[26] Neumann is a member of the Republican Political Alliance for Integrity and Reform.

Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security
(International Affairs)		 Valerie Boyd November 2019 November 13, 2020 Forced out by the White House.[27]

Chief Information Officer of Homeland Security		 Richard Staropoli April 2017 August 2017 [28]

General Counsel of Homeland Security
John Mitnick		 March 6, 2018 September 17, 2019 Mitnick is a member of the Republican Political Alliance for Integrity and Reform.[29]

Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Thomas Homan		 January 30, 2017 June 30, 2018 Retired.

Chief of the United States Border Patrol
Ronald Vitiello		 February 1, 2017 April 25, 2017 Resigned to become Acting Deputy Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection.[30]

Deputy Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection		 April 26, 2017 June 29, 2018 Appointed as the acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement		 June 30, 2018 April 12, 2019 His nomination as Director was withdrawn April 5.[31]

Mark Morgan		 May 28, 2019 July 5, 2019 Named Acting Commissioner of CBP

Matthew Albence		 April 13, 2019 May 28, 2019
July 5, 2019 August 25, 2020 Retired. The Trump administration never had a Senate-confirmed ICE Director.

Deputy Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement		 August 1, 2018 August 25, 2020

Administrator of the
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Brock Long		 June 23, 2017 March 8, 2019 Announced his resignation February 13, effective March 8, 2019, with his deputy, Pete Gaynor, to serve as acting administrator.[32] The Senate confirmed Gaynor on January 14, 2020.

Deputy Administrator for Resilience of the Federal Emergency Management Agency
Daniel Kaniewski		 September 14, 2017 January 31, 2020 [33]

Director of the United States Secret Service
Randolph Alles		 April 25, 2017 May 1, 2019 Became Acting Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Management in July 2019.[34]

Director of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services
L. Francis Cissna		 October 8, 2017 June 1, 2019 Submitted his resignation at the request of Trump on May 24, 2019, effective June 1.[35]

Ken Cuccinelli		 June 10, 2019 November 13, 2019 Became Acting Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security. In March 2020, Judge Randolph Moss ruled that his appointment as Acting USCIS Director violated the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998.

DHS Inspector General
John V. Kelly		 December 1, 2017 July 25, 2019 Retired earlier than planned following revelations that he directed his staff to whitewash audits of DHS performance after federal disasters.[36]

Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency

Chris Krebs

 November 16, 2018 November 17, 2020 Trump terminated his employment after he disputed Trump's false claims of election fraud regarding the 2020 presidential election.[37]

Deputy Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
Matthew Travis		 November 17, 2020 Submitted his resignation under pressure from the White House following the firing of Chris Krebs.[38]

Assistant Director for Cybersecurity, CISA

Jeanette Manfra

 January 8, 2020 Manfra announced on November 21, 2019, that she would leave her position at the end of the year.[39] She became Global Director of Security and Compliance at Google.

Bryan S. Ware

 January 2020[40] November 13, 2020 Trump requested Ware's resignation.[41][42]
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Appointments (second administration)

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Secretary of Homeland Security

Markwayne Mullin		 March 24, 2026
(Confirmed March 23, 2026, 54–45)[RC2 1]

Kristi Noem[43]		 January 25, 2025
(Confirmed January 25, 2025, 59–34)[RC2 2]		 March 24, 2026

Benjamine Huffman[44]		 January 20, 2025 January 25, 2025

Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security
Troy Edgar[45]		 March 8, 2025
(Confirmed March 6, 2025, 53–43)[RC2 3]

Benjamine Huffman		 January 28, 2025 February 4, 2025

MaryAnn Tierney[44]		 January 20, 2025 January 28, 2025

General Counsel of Homeland Security
James Percival		 December 22, 2025[46]
(Confirmed* December 18, 2025, 53–43)
*En bloc confirmation of 97 nominees.[RC2 4]

Under Secretary of Homeland Security for National Protection and Programs
Sean Plankey		 Nomination withdrawn by the President on April 27, 2026[47]

Nick Andersen		 February 26, 2026

Madhu Gottumukkala		 May 19, 2025 February 26, 2026

Bridget Bean		 January 20, 2025 May 19, 2025

Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Intelligence and Analysis
Matthew Kozma		 October 27, 2025
(Confirmed July 31, 2025, 53–44)[RC2 5]

Daniel J. Tamburello		 February 26, 2025 October 27, 2025

Avery Alpha		 January 20, 2025 February 26, 2025

Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Management		 Brian J. Cavanaugh Awaiting Senate Confirmation

Karen Evans		 Nomination withdrawn by the President on July 17, 2025

Benjamine Huffman		 March 25, 2025

Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Science and Technology		 Pedro Allende January 20, 2026[48]
(Confirmed* December 18, 2025, 53–43)
*En bloc confirmation of 97 nominees.[RC2 6]

Daniel J. Tamburello		 August 20, 2025 January 20, 2026

Julie S. Brewer		 January 20, 2025 August 20, 2025

Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security
(Public Affairs)		 Lauren Bis February 27, 2026

Tricia McLaughlin		 January 20, 2025 February 27, 2026

Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration)		 David Cummins Awaiting Senate Confirmation

Ha Nguyen McNeill		 April 21, 2025

Adam Stahl		 February 18, 2025 April 21, 2025

Melanie Harvey		 January 20, 2025 February 18, 2025
Federal Emergency Management Agency

Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency
Cameron Hamilton		 Awaiting Senate Confirmation

Karen Evans		 December 1, 2025 May 12, 2026

David Richardson		 May 8, 2025 December 1, 2025

Cameron Hamilton		 January 22, 2025 May 8, 2025

Tony Robinson		 January 20, 2025 January 22, 2025
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Joseph Edlow		 July 18, 2025
(Confirmed July 15, 2025, 52–47)[RC2 7]

Angelica Alfonso-Royals		 May 25, 2025 July 18, 2025
Kika Scott February 9, 2025 May 25, 2025

Jennifer B. Higgins[49]		 January 20, 2025 February 9, 2025
U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Rodney Scott[50]		 June 23, 2025
(Confirmed June 18, 2025, 51–46)[RC2 8]

Pete R. Flores		 January 20, 2025 June 23, 2025

Deputy Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection		 John Modlin January 20, 2025 December 31, 2025

Chief of the U.S. Border Patrol
Mike Banks[51]		 January 20, 2025 May 14, 2026
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Todd Lyons[52]		 March 9, 2025 May 31, 2026

Caleb Vitello[53]		 January 20, 2025 February 21, 2025

Deputy Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Madison Sheahan[52]		 March 9, 2025 January 15, 2026
U.S. Coast Guard

Commandant of the Coast Guard
Kevin Lunday		 January 15, 2026
(Confirmed December 18, 2025, voice vote)[V2 1]
January 21, 2025 January 15, 2026
Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans

Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Strategy, Policy, and Plans
Robert Law		 September 10, 2025
(Confirmed September 9, 2025, 49–46)[RC2 9]

Christopher C. Pratt		 March 3, 2025 September 10, 2025
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for Election Integrity Heather Honey August 28, 2025
United States Secret Service

Director of the U.S. Secret Service
Sean M. Curran[54]		 January 22, 2025
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Notes

Confirmation votes

Confirmations by roll call vote (first administration)
    Confirmations by voice vote (first administration)
      Confirmations by roll call vote (second administration)
      1. [1]
        "PN858 - Markwayne Mullin, of Oklahoma, to be Secretary of Homeland Security, 119th Congress (2025–2027)". www.senate.gov. March 23, 2026. Retrieved June 8, 2026.
      2. [2]
        "PN11-11 - Kristi Noem, of South Dakota, to be Secretary of Homeland Security, 119th Congress (2025–2027)". www.congress.gov. January 25, 2025. Archived from the original on February 5, 2025. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
      3. [3]
        "PN12-14 - Troy Edgar, of California, to be Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security, 119th Congress (2025–2027)". www.congress.gov. March 6, 2025. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
      4. [4]
        "PN26-37 - James Percival, of Florida, to be General Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, 119th Congress (2025–2027)". www.senate.gov. December 18, 2025. Retrieved December 18, 2025.
      5. [5]
        "PN26-25 - Matthew Kozma, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis, Department of Homeland Security, 119th Congress (2025–2027)". www.senate.gov. July 31, 2025. Retrieved July 31, 2025.
      6. [6]
        "PN141-2 - Pedro Allende, of Florida, to be Under Secretary for Science and Technology, Department of Homeland Security, 119th Congress (2025–2027)". www.senate.gov. December 18, 2025. Retrieved December 18, 2025.
      7. [7]
        "PN26-15 - Joseph Edlow, of Maryland, to be Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security, 119th Congress (2025–2027)". www.senate.gov. July 15, 2025. Retrieved July 15, 2025.
      8. [8]
        "PN12-40 - Rodney Scott, of Oklahoma, to be Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security, 119th Congress (2025–2027)". www.senate.gov. June 18, 2025. Retrieved July 15, 2025.
      9. [9]
        "PN129-10 - Robert Law, of the District of Columbia, to be Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy, and Plans, Department of Homeland Security, 119th Congress (2025–2027)". www.senate.gov. September 9, 2025. Retrieved January 3, 2026.
      Confirmations by voice vote (second administration)
      1. [1]
        "PN619 — Adm. Kevin E. Lunday — Coast Guard, 119th Congress (2025–2027)". www.congress.gov. Retrieved January 3, 2026.

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