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    Here’s what Trump’s likely DHS secretary said about immigration

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    President-elect Donald Trump is expected to appoint South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem as secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, putting her at the forefront of his aggressive planned crackdown on undocumented immigrants, as Noem has made clear that she agrees with Trump’s position on the issue.

    Key facts

    Noem, who was elected governor of South Dakota in 2018 after representing the state in Congress, regularly appeared alongside Trump on the campaign trail and was in the running to become his pick for vice president.

    As DHS secretary, Noem will lead Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) – two key agencies for Trump’s planned crackdown on unauthorized immigration – as well as a handful of generally less prominent agencies dealing with emergency management. cybersecurity and transportation security.

    Noem’s tough immigration policies and rhetoric have courted controversy during her time as governor: South Dakota’s nine tribal reservations banned Noem from setting foot on their land this year after she claimed, without evidence, that tribal leaders were “personally benefiting” of drug cartels operating in the region. the reservations and committing murders there.

    In response to the bans, Noem said in May that tribal leaders should “take action to banish the cartels from their lands and accept my offer to help them restore law and order,” but did not explain why she believes they are personally benefiting of cartels. or provide evidence that cartels were responsible for crime on the reservation.

    Noem sided with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in the state’s standoff with federal border authorities earlier this year over his decision to erect razor wire on a section of the border where migrants crossed Eagle Pass, despite a Supreme Court order, told Fox News in January “I will drive (Abbott) more barbed wire out of South Dakota if it’s necessary to let him do his job.”

    Noem has also repeatedly sent South Dakota National Guard troops to the southern border to assist in Abbott’s efforts, accusing “President Biden and Vice President Harris” of “intentionally leaving the border wide open” when he announced a new deployment in August.

    She told the South Dakota state legislature in January, while advocating her plan to send aid to Texas, that “the United States is in a time of invasion. . . the fifty states have a common enemy, and that enemy is the Mexican drug cartels.”

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    What to pay attention to

    CNN was first to report on Tuesday that Noem will likely be tapped for the role, but Trump has not yet made an official announcement. Noem, and all of Trump’s appointees subject to Senate confirmation, will likely go through the process after Republicans took control of the Senate in last week’s elections.

    Who is Kristi Noem?

    Noem, 52, grew up in South Dakota on her family’s ranch in rural Hamlin County, and dropped out of college to take over the ranch as general manager when her father died. She later earned her degree from South Dakota State University in 2011 while serving in Congress. Noem first entered politics in 2006 when she was elected to the South Dakota House of Representatives. In 2010, she was elected to Congress.

    Surprising fact

    Politics aside, Noem is perhaps best known for admitting in her book “No Going Back: The Truth on What’s Wrong with Politics and How We Move America Forward,” published in April, that she lost her puppy and goat shot family. Noem claimed the dog was “untrainable.” . . dangerous” and “aggressive” and that the goat was “filthy and mean” and “liked to chase” her children. In response to the backlash, Noem said she had not violated the law, which she said “states that dogs that attack and kill livestock can be put down.” Noem wrote in her book that the dog killed a neighbor’s chicken. The admission was widely believed to have ruined Noem’s prospects of becoming Trump’s pick for vice president. Trump, however, defended Noem, telling radio hosts Clay Travis and Buck Sexton “we all have bad weeks” and calling Noem “great.” Noem also removed a false claim from the book that she had once met with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un.

    Important background

    As DHS secretary, Noem will likely come under intense scrutiny as she will play a key role in implementing Trump’s aggressive border control policies, including his plan for mass deportations. The Republican Party-controlled House impeached DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas earlier this year, blaming him for an influx of migrants at the southern border. Noem will also work closely with Trump’s recently announced “border czar,” Tom Homan, his former acting head of ICE.

    Tangent

    Trump has made several high-profile appointments to top posts in his administration since winning the election, with his top choice going to some of his staunchest loyalists. He tapped Rep. Elise Stefanik, R.N.Y., as ambassador to the United Nations, appointed his campaign manager Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff, adviser Stephen Miller as White House deputy chief of staff for policy, former Rep. Lee Zeldin, R.N. .Y., as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and Rep. Mike Waltz, R-Fla., as national security adviser. He is widely expected to announce Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., as his pick for secretary of state.

    Read more

    Trump’s Cabinet: Here Are His Picks and Finalists for White House Roles: Kristi Noem, Marco Rubio and More (Forbes)

    Kristi Noem: I Didn’t Break the Law When I Killed Our Dog (Forbes)

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