President-elect Donald Trump's choice for Homeland Security secretary portrayed illegal immigration as an "invasion" and the U.S.-Mexico border as a "war zone" during a U.S. Senate confirmation on Friday where she pledged to back Trump's hard line on immigration.

South Dakota Gov. Kristi L. Noem (R) on Friday pledged that if confirmed to lead the Department of Homeland Security she would halt a border control program that the Biden administration has ...

Friday’s hearing will be her first chance to lay out a vision for the sprawling department that will be central to Donald Trump’s plans for cracking down on illegal immigration

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, Donald Trump’s pick to lead the agency central to his vision of cracking down on illegal immigration, faced senators Friday at a confirmation hearing and promised ...

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, Donald Trump's pick to lead the agency central to his vision of cracking down on illegal immigration, will face senators Friday at confirmation hearing that will be ...

President Donald Trump has declared an invasion at the U.S. southern border and issued directives to suspend physical entry and repel the invasion. Trump is the first president in modern history to declare an invasion at a U.

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.

San Diego County’s Board of Supervisors, for example, recently voted to forbid local law enforcement from aiding federal immigration agencies (such as U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement) ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, Donald Trump’s pick to lead the agency central to his vision of cracking down on illegal immigration, will face senators Friday at confirmation ...

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.

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