The International Association of Firefighters endorsed Gov. Kristi Noem for DHS secretary as California fires rage, which notably follows its neutral 2024 presidential position.

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.

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is expected to focus her opening remarks before the Senate Homeland Security committee on securing the nation's border and curbing cyber attacks.

Kristi Noem​, Trump's pick to lead the sprawling Department of Homeland Security, took questions from lawmakers on border policies and disaster relief.

Democrats on the Senate Homeland Security Committee pressed Kristi Noem, President-elect Trump’s nominee for secretary of Homeland Security, on whether she would apply conditions to or withhold

Trump’s nominee for massive cabinet job rebuffs ‘hypothetical’ question as he threatens California fire relief

WASHINGTON — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem told members of the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Friday that she will be “vigilant and proactive and innovative to protect the homeland” as she carries out President-elect Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem, who would lead the 260,000-employee department after Trump takes office on Monday, said she would work to reinstate Trump's "remain in Mexico" program. The program forced non-Mexican migrants to wait in Mexico while pursuing U.S. asylum cases but was dismantled by President Joe Biden in 2021.

Eighteen attorneys general are suing the Trump administration over its executive order to end birthright citizenship, a constitutional right.

Legal experts said the president’s executive order would upend precedent and is unlikely to pass constitutional muster

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is promising to be a tough hand in carrying out President Trump's vision for DHS, including cracking down on border security.