South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem's (R-Ky.) confirmation to head the Department of Homeland Security will be prioritized by Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) after President-elect Donald Trump enters the White House next month. It turns out.
“My first job is to get her confirmed, and I intend to do that on Inauguration Day or the week after,” Paul, the ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, told John Catsimatidis. .cat roundtable” Around Sunday report Written by The Hill.
Despite Paul's support for Noem, the paper says he supports deporting people who are in the country illegally and commit crimes, but strongly opposes the use of the military to carry out deportation operations. He points out.
In lieu of Paul's dissent, The Hill's report states that Paul remains staunchly supportive of Noem, who had previously advocated sending in clergy. National Guard To the South Dakota border.
As reported by Breitbart News, President Trump has already made it clear that he will take every step possible to ensure that illegal immigrants are deported, even if their home countries refuse to accept them.
Caroline Leavitt, a spokeswoman for the Republican president-elect's transition team, said Trump would “pursue whatever federal resources necessary to launch the largest deportation operation of illegal criminals, drug traffickers, and human traffickers in U.S. history.” “It brings together states' power and reduces costs for families at the same time.”
President Trump had previously sent migrants, primarily asylum seekers, to Guatemala during his first term if their home country refused to accept them, until the coronavirus pandemic halted that policy. ,
