Kristi Noem Confirmed By US Senate As Trump’s Homeland Secretary

By Ted Hesson

WASHINGTON, Jan 25 – Kristi Noem was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as President Donald Trump‘s Homeland Security secretary on Saturday, putting into position a key member of the Republican’s Cabinet as he launches a wide-ranging immigration crackdown.

who was governor of South Dakota, shares Trump’s hardline immigration views and called illegal immigration an “invasion” during a confirmation hearing earlier this month. 

She was confirmed by a vote of 59 to 34 in the Republican-led Senate.

Trump recaptured the White House promising to deport record numbers of immigrants in the U.S. illegally, criticizing Democratic former President Joe Biden for high levels o…