# List of Department of Homeland Security appointments by Donald Trump

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## Color key

Denotes appointees serving in offices that did not require Senate confirmation.
Denotes appointees confirmed by the Senate.
Denotes appointees serving in an acting capacity.
Denotes appointees who have left office or offices which have been disbanded.
Denotes nominees who were withdrawn prior to being confirmed or assuming office.

## Appointments (first administration)

| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
| 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) | |
| Chief Financial Officer of Homeland Security | Troy Edgar | May 14, 2020 (Confirmed May 12, 2020, 62–31) | |
| Chief Information Officer of Homeland Security | John Zangardi | December 8, 2017 (Appointed November 6, 2017) | |
| Chief Medical Officer of Homeland Security | Duane C. Caneva | May 2018 (Appointed April 2, 2018) | |
| Under Secretary of Homeland Security (National Protection and Programs) | Chris Krebs | August 16, 2017 | June 15, 2018 |
| Under Secretary of Homeland Security (National Protection and Programs) | Chris Krebs | 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 | | |
| Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Public Affairs) | Vacant | | |
| Under Secretary of Homeland Security (Science and Technology) | William N. Bryan | May 30, 2017 | |
| Under Secretary of Homeland Security (Science and Technology) | William N. Bryan | Upon Senate confirmation | |
| Under Secretary of Homeland Security (Strategy, Policy and Plans) | Chad Wolf | November 13, 2019 (Confirmed November 13, 2019, 54–41) | |
| 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 | 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 | TBD (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 | June 1, 2018 (Confirmed May 9, 2018, voice vote) | |
| 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 | | |
| Member of the Board of Visitors to the United States Coast Guard Academy | Stacey Dixon | | |
| Member of the Board of Visitors to the United States Coast Guard Academy | Stephen E. Flynn | | |
| Member of the Board of Visitors to the United States Coast Guard Academy | Erica Schwartz | | |
| Member of the Board of Visitors to the United States Coast Guard Academy | Daniel P. Walsh | | |

## Previous officeholders (first administration)

| Office | Name | Took office | Left office | Notes |
| Secretary of Homeland Security | John F. Kelly | January 20, 2017 | July 31, 2017 | Resigned to become White House Chief of Staff. |
| Secretary of Homeland Security | Elaine Duke | July 31, 2017 | December 6, 2017 | |
| Secretary of Homeland Security | 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." |
| Secretary of Homeland Security | Chad Wolf | November 13, 2019 | January 12, 2021 | Resigned due to legal challenges to his authority as Acting Secretary of Homeland Security. |
| Secretary of Homeland Security | Kevin McAleenan | April 11, 2019 | November 13, 2019 | |
| Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection | Kevin McAleenan | January 20, 2017 | April 11, 2019 | Became Acting Secretary of Homeland Security. |
| Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection | 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 | |
| Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security | Elaine Duke | April 10, 2017 | April 15, 2018 | |
| Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security | 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) | Claire Grady | August 8, 2017 | April 10, 2019 | Reportedly forced to resign to make way for Kevin McAleenan to become Acting Secretary. |
| Under Secretary of Homeland Security (Management) | Chip Fulghum | April 10, 2019 | July 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 | |
| Under Secretary of Homeland Security (Intelligence and Analysis) | David Glawe | January 23, 2017 | March 20, 2017 | |
| Under Secretary of Homeland Security (Intelligence and Analysis) | David Glawe | August 8, 2017 | May 9, 2020 | Became President and CEO of the National Insurance Crime Bureau |
| Under Secretary of Homeland Security (Intelligence and Analysis) | 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 | Ronald Vitiello | 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 | Ronald Vitiello | June 30, 2018 | April 12, 2019 | His nomination as Director was withdrawn April 5. |
| Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement | Mark Morgan | May 28, 2019 | July 5, 2019 | Named Acting Commissioner of CBP |
| Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement | Matthew Albence | April 13, 2019 | May 28, 2019 | |
| Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement | Matthew Albence | 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 | Matthew Albence | 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. |
| Director of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services | 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 | Chris Krebs | November 16, 2018 | November 17, 2020 | Trump terminated his employment after he disputed Trump's claims of election fraud. |
| Deputy Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency | Matthew Travis | November 16, 2018 | 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 | November 16, 2018 | 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. |
| Assistant Director for Cybersecurity, CISA | Bryan S. Ware | January 2020 | November 13, 2020 | Trump requested Ware's resignation. |

## Appointments (second administration)

| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
| Secretary of Homeland Security | Kristi Noem | January 25, 2025 (Confirmed January 25, 2025, 59–34) | |
| Secretary of Homeland Security | Benjamine Huffman | January 20, 2025 | January 25, 2025 |
| Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security | Troy Edgar | March 8, 2025 (Confirmed March 6, 2025, 53–43) | |
| Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security | Benjamine Huffman | January 28, 2025 | February 4, 2025 |
| Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security | MaryAnn Tierney | January 20, 2025 | January 28, 2025 |
| U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services ||||
| Director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services | Kika Scott | February 9, 2025 | |
| Director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services | 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 | Awaiting Senate Confirmation | |
| Chief of the U.S. Border Patrol | Mike Banks | January 20, 2025 | |
| U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ||||
| Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement | To be announced | | |
| Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement | Caleb Vitello | January 20, 2025 | February 21, 2025 |
| U.S. Secret Service ||||
| Director of the U.S. Secret Service | Sean M. Curran | January 22, 2025 | |