At confirmation hearing, the South Dakota governor cited an ‘invasion’ of migrants even as illegal crossings have fallen sharply

Kristi Noem, the firebrand South Dakota governor is set to go before the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs for her confirmation hearing to be the Secretary of Homeland Security. Noem, the daughter of a farmer, is a former Congresswoman from South Dakota who ran for Governor in 2018.

The Senate is holding more confirmation hearings for President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks ahead of his return to office on Monday.

Trump supporters love her. But the South Dakota governor will likely be asked about family separation at the border - and the dog she says she shot.

During the hearing, as she explained her concern about security threats posed by immigration, Noem shared a false claim about migrant criminals, which the president-elect has repe

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem was grilled by senators over her qualifications for the head DHS job and how she would handle reuniting children separated from their families at the border under the first Trump administration.