FOX NEWS: 40+ House Republicans rally behind Markwayne Mullin for DHS, call it a ‘critical moment’ for border security

FIRST ON FOX: Nearly 50 House Republicans are writing to President Donald Trumpbacking Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., to lead the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) after Kristi Noem's ouster.

The pragmatist GOP Main Street Caucus is taking a formal stance, endorsing Mullin on Monday, as well as backing a targeted crackdown on illegal immigrant criminals in the U.S.

It's a rare formal statement by the House Republican group, led by both Chairman Mike Flood, R-Neb., and Rep. Nick LaLota, R-N.Y., and signed by 47 other GOP lawmakers.

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