President-elect Trump taps S.D. Gov. Kristi Noem to lead DHS

Nov. 12 (UPI) -- President-elect Donald Trump on Monday announced plans to nominate South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem to head the Department of Homeland Security of his incoming administration.

Tasked with customs, border and immigration enforcement, the DHS is a department that will be in the spotlight once Trump takes the White House in January, as he heavily campaigned on taking a hardline stance toward immigration, often attracting accusations of fear mongering in his depictions of migrants.

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