Mr. Trump has made an immigration crackdown a central element of his administration's promises, with pledges to not only more aggressively police the border but also carry out a wide-scale deportation operation throughout the country.
Ms. Noem will play a crucial role in helping Mr. Trump deliver on those promises as she will be in charge of agencies that enforce immigration laws, including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
History suggests it will be challenging to keep Mr. Trump satisfied: During his first term, Mr. Trump cycled through six homeland security leaders.
She has been a fierce critic of the Biden administration's immigration policies. Biden's open border policies are facilitating illegal border crossings, she said in a post on X earlier this year.
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