Troy Edgar will rejoin the Department of Homeland Security in the same role as deputy secretary under new DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin after the White House withdrew his nomination for ambassador of El Salvador on Monday, Politico reported.
Edgar was the agency's number two under now ousted former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and was expected to work in a new role, but that has reportedly shifted, according to two administration officials and two others who are close to the administration and commented to Politico about the change under conditions of anonymity.
In December, Edgar seemingly departed from the department after President Donald Trump announced his nomination as ambassador to El Salvador. He had a hearing in March, but now things have changed.
No official statement has been made inside the department about Edgar's return to his former position, but he returned to DHS headquarters once Trump removed Noem from her role, an administration official said.
"And on internal documents — as well as the public DHS leadership page — Edgar is listed again in the deputy secretary position in recent days, the administration official said. The DHS website was updated last week," according to Politico.
Last month, The National Review reported that Edgar was Mullin's top pick to help lead the agency.
"The Admin is withdrawing Troy’s nomination and the withdrawal is expected to be transmitted to the Senate today," a Trump administration official told Politico. "Troy never resigned from his DHS position so he was able to return."