South Dakota governor Kristi Noem faces questions during DHS confirmation hearing
Kristi Noem, South Dakota's firebrand Republican governor, faced questioning Friday at her confirmation hearing to be secretary of homeland security. Noem, the daughter of a farmer and a former representative from South Dakota,
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Live updates: Noem pledges to eliminate CBP One app; Senate advances Laken Riley Act
President-elect Trump’s pick to head the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), is set to appear for her confirmation hearing before a Senate panel on Friday. The purview of DHS involves immigration and federal emergency management — two hot-button topics.
Kristi Noem fields questions on disaster relief, border, terrorism at confirmation hearing
Kristi Noem​, Trump's pick to lead the sprawling Department of Homeland Security, took questions from lawmakers on border policies and disaster relief.
Noem signals deportations, end of CBP One app in Senate confirmation hearing
Governor Kristi Noem's Senate confirmation highlighted likely policy on the way for the Department of Homeland Security.
Fact Check: Kristi Noem Repeats Trump Falsehood During Confirmation Hearing
Noem repeated a falsehood that Trump shared during the 2024 presidential campaign. There are not more than 13,000 murderers or nearly 16,000 sex offenders "loose" in the U.S. Her statement is based on a misinterpreted letter sent by ICE in late 2024.
Four takeaways from Kristi Noem's confirmation hearing
Kristi Noem, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), vowed at her Senate confirmation hearing to lead a crackdown on immigration by securing the "war zone" at the US-Mexico border and deporting unauthorised migrants.
Kristi Noem, key to Trump's immigration agenda, faces senators in confirmation hearing
Trump supporters love her. But the South Dakota governor will likely be asked about family separation at the border - and the dog she says she shot.
DHS pick Kristi Noem vows to stop controversial CBP One app ‘on Day 1’ to handle border ‘war zone’
Noem vowed Friday to immediately halt the controversial mobile app that lets migrants register to enter the US.
Noem pledges to end Biden border control program if confirmed at DHS
At confirmation hearing, the South Dakota governor cited an ‘invasion’ of migrants even as illegal crossings have fallen ...
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Kristi Noem's Nomination Ignites Immigration Debate
Kristi Noem, nominee for U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security, plans an immigration crackdown similar to Donald Trump’s ...
Noem Backs Revival of Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy
The department that the South Dakota governor seeks to lead will be critical to fulfilling the incoming administration’s ...
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Trump’s DHS pick says CISA is ‘far off-mission’ and should be smaller
Current South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem wants CISA to be “refocused” on critical infrastructure and to no longer address mis- ...
Texas overtakes San Diego as busiest corridor for illegal crossings — just barely
In December, the number of migrant encounters by Border Patrol along the Southwest border dropped to about 47,300 — the ...
Trump’s DHS pick prioritized sending National Guard to the US-Mexico border over providing aid to flood victims
Republican Governor Kristi Noem's ignoring of flood victims, opting instead to deploy resources and troops to the Texas ...
Homeland Security Hearing Previews Immigrant Fearmongering To Come
Separately in the hearing, Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) claimed Alejandro Mayorkas, the DHS secretary under President Joe ...