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| Appointees serving in offices that did not require Senate confirmation. | |
| Appointees confirmed by the Senate. | |
| Appointees awaiting Senate confirmation. | |
| Appointees serving in an acting capacity. | |
| Appointees who have left office or offices which have been disbanded. | |
| Nominees who were withdrawn prior to being confirmed or assuming office. | |
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
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Secretary of Homeland Security |
Chad Wolf |
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 |
July 25, 2019 (Confirmed July 25, 2019 voice vote) |
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Chief Financial Officer of Homeland Security |
Troy Edgar |
May 14, 2020 (Confirmed May 12, 2020, 62–31) |
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Chief Information Officer of Homeland Security |
John Zangardi |
December 8, 2017 (Appointed November 6, 2017) |
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Chief Medical Officer of Homeland Security |
Duane C. Caneva |
May 2018 (Appointed April 2, 2018) |
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Under Secretary of Homeland Security (National Protection and Programs) |
Chris Krebs |
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) |
July 8, 2019 | ||
Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Legislative Affairs) |
Vacant | ||
Under Secretary of Homeland Security (Science and Technology) |
William N. Bryan |
May 30, 2017 | |
| Upon Senate confirmation | |||
Under Secretary of Homeland Security (Strategy, Policy and Plans) |
Chad Wolf |
November 13, 2019 (Confirmed November 13, 2019, 54–41) |
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Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) |
David Pekoske |
August 10, 2017 (Confirmed August 3, 2017, voice vote) |
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Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Infrastructure Protection) |
Brian Harrell |
November 2018 | |
| Federal Emergency Management Agency | |||
Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency |
Peter Gaynor |
January 16, 2020 (Confirmed January 14, 2020, 81–8) |
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 |
October 9, 2019 (Appointed August 26, 2019) |
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| United States Fire Administration | |||
Administrator of the United States Fire Administration |
G. Keith Bryant |
August 4, 2017 (Appointed May 18, 2017) |
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| 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) |
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| United States Coast Guard | |||
Commandant of the Coast Guard |
Karl L. Schultz |
June 1, 2018 (Confirmed May 9, 2018, voice vote) |
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| Task Force East | |||
Director of the Joint Task Force East |
Steven Poulin |
June 2020 | |
| Joint Interagency Task Force West | |||
Director of the Joint Interagency Task Force West |
Manuel Padilla Jr. |
September 2018 | |
| United States Coast Guard Academy | |||
Member of the Board of Visitors to the United States Coast Guard Academy |
Michael S. Bruno | ||
Stacey Dixon |
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| Stephen E. Flynn | |||
Erica Schwartz |
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| Daniel P. Walsh | |||
| Office | Name | Took office | Left office | Notes |
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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. | |
Kevin McAleenan |
April 11, 2019 | November 13, 2019 | ||
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. | |
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. 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. In September, Murphy stated in a whistleblower complaint that his superiors pressured him to alter intelligence reports for political reasons. | |
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. 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. |
Chief Information Officer of Homeland Security |
Richard Staropoli | April 2017 | August 2017 | |
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. |
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. |
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. | |
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. 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 | |
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. |
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. |
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. |
Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency |
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. | |
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. | |
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. She became Global Director of Security and Compliance at Google. | |
Bryan S. Ware |
January 2020 | November 13, 2020 | Trump requested Ware's resignation. |
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
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Secretary of Homeland Security |
Markwayne Mullin |
March 24, 2026 (Confirmed March 23, 2026, 54–45) |
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Kristi Noem |
January 25, 2025 (Confirmed January 25, 2025, 59–34) |
March 24, 2026 | |
Benjamine Huffman |
January 20, 2025 | January 25, 2025 | |
Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security |
Troy Edgar |
March 8, 2025 (Confirmed March 6, 2025, 53–43) |
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Benjamine Huffman |
January 28, 2025 | February 4, 2025 | |
MaryAnn Tierney |
January 20, 2025 | January 28, 2025 | |
General Counsel of Homeland Security |
James Percival |
December 22, 2025 (Confirmed* December 18, 2025, 53–43) *En bloc confirmation of 97 nominees. |
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Under Secretary of Homeland Security for National Protection and Programs |
Sean Plankey |
Nomination withdrawn by the President on April 27, 2026 | |
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) |
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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 | August 10, 2026 (Confirmed* August 7, 2026, 51–47) *En bloc confirmation of 74 nominees. |
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Karen Evans |
Nomination withdrawn by the President on July 17, 2025 | ||
Benjamine Huffman |
March 25, 2025 | August 10, 2026 | |
Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Science and Technology |
Pedro Allende | January 20, 2026 (Confirmed* December 18, 2025, 53–43) *En bloc confirmation of 97 nominees. |
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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 P. Cummins |
August 10, 2026 (Confirmed* August 7, 2026, 51–47) *En bloc confirmation of 74 nominees. |
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Ha Nguyen McNeill |
April 21, 2025 | August 10, 2026 | |
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 |
August 10, 2026 (Confirmed* August 7, 2026, 51–47) *En bloc confirmation of 74 nominees. |
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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) |
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Angelica Alfonso-Royals |
May 25, 2025 | July 18, 2025 | |
| Kika Scott | February 9, 2025 | May 25, 2025 | |
Jennifer B. Higgins |
January 20, 2025 | February 9, 2025 | |
| U.S. Customs and Border Protection | |||
Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection |
Rodney Scott |
June 23, 2025 (Confirmed June 18, 2025, 51–46) |
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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 |
Rosario Vasquez |
June 1, 2026 | |
Mike Banks |
January 20, 2025 | May 14, 2026 | |
| U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement | |||
Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement | |||
Lance Schroyer |
Nomination withdrawn by the President on September 17, 2026 | ||
David Venturella |
June 1, 2026 | ||
Todd Lyons |
March 9, 2025 | May 31, 2026 | |
Caleb Vitello |
January 20, 2025 | February 21, 2025 | |
Deputy Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement |
Charles Wall |
January 15, 2026 | |
Madison Sheahan |
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) |
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| 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) |
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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 |
January 22, 2025 | |