President-elect Donald Trump is expected to nominate South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem to head the Department of Homeland Security. two sources of information he told CNN.
Noem, once a staunch ally of President Trump and considered a front-runner for the 2024 presidential nomination, has lost control of the vast department responsible for border security, one of the president-elect's key campaign promises. He will lead.
There was no official announcement regarding the DHS nomination as of early Tuesday.
Noem, 52, is currently serving her second term as South Dakota's governor.
In a book published in May, she admitted that she shot and killed Cricket, a 14-month-old wire-haired pointer, because she judged the puppy's “aggressive personality” to be “untrainable.” It sparked widespread outrage and dropped out of President Trump's prize race. ” As a hunting dog.
“I can understand why some people would be upset about the 20-year-old story of Cricket, one of the working dogs on the farm, that appears in my upcoming book, No Going Back. It's filled with many honest stories about my life, good days and bad, challenges, tough decisions, and lessons learned.” I wrote it on X during the turmoil.
The Department of Homeland Security oversees U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, two major law enforcement agencies responsible for securing the border and combating illegal immigration.
The U.S. Secret Intelligence Service and the Federal Emergency Management Agency also fall under DHS.
If Noem is officially selected as DHS secretary, she will work with and serve as an advisor to the president-elect's new “border czar” Tom Homan, 78, and White House chief of staff for policy, Stephen Miller. will play the role of Regarding immigration planning.
Homan served as acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement during President Trump's first term, where he was tasked with securing the border and deporting millions of immigrants living in the U.S. illegally.
Miller has been one of the leading voices supporting President Trump's immigration restriction plan and served as a senior adviser on the topic in the administration of the 45th president.
