President Donald Trump and his administration revoked former Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas’ U.S. Secret Service protection on Monday.
According to The Washington Post, the Secret Service protection detail for Mayorkas, who served as the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security under former President Joe Biden, was terminated on Monday at the request of the 47th president. Internal records obtained by the outlet indicated that the Secret Service was notified on Friday regarding the Trump administration’s decision to revoke the former secretary’s protection detail.
The Washington Post reported that while Mayorkas would not typically have been guaranteed Secret Service protection following the end of the Biden-Harris administration in January, the former secretary of the Department of Homeland Security had received a six-month extension from Biden. Prior to Trump’s decision to revoke the former Biden official’s Secret Service protection, Mayorkas was expected to continue having Secret Service protection until the middle of July.
In addition to revoking Secret Service protection for Mayorkas, Trump also recently revoked Secret Service protection for Hunter Biden and Ashley Biden.
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In a Monday email sent to The Washington Post, Anthony Guglielmi, a Secret Service spokesperson, confirmed, “Former Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, Mr. Hunter and Ms. Ashley Biden and their families are no longer protectees of the United States Secret Service.”
According to The Washington Post, both Hunter Biden and Ashley Biden’s Secret Service protection details were terminated on Monday, just a week after the president announced that Biden’s children would be losing their Secret Service protection.
The Secret Service told Fox News, “We are aware of the President’s decision to terminate protection for Hunter and Ashley Biden. The Secret Service will comply and is actively working with the protective details and the White House to ensure compliance as soon as possible.”
In a post on Truth Social last Monday, Trump explained that Hunter Biden had enjoyed “Secret Service protection for an extended period of time” through taxpayer funding, that “as many as 18 people” were assigned to his security detail, and that Hunter Biden was currently vacationing in South Africa.
Trump added, “Please be advised that, effective immediately, Hunter Biden will no longer receive Secret Service protection. Likewise, Ashley Biden who has 13 agents will be taken off the list.”
