Donald Trump has chosen South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem to head the Department of Homeland Security, selecting a loyalist once seen as a potential vice presidential candidate for a job that includes securing the US border and carrying out a promised mass deportation.

Kristi Noem will be in charge of implementing Trump’s policies on immigration, including his pledge to carry out mass deportations of undocumented migrants, one of the key elements of the incoming president’s second term agenda.

President-elect Donald Trump has selected South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem as his next secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, according to CBS. Noem will be taking over the agency as two key immigration hardliners Stephen Miller and Tom Homan are slated to serve in senior roles,

Kristi Noem to head the Department of Homeland Security, one of the biggest government agencies that will be integral to his vow to secure the border and carry out a massive deportation operation. The 52-year-old was born in Watertown,

President-elect Donald Trump picked South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem to head the Department of Homeland Security, as he zeroes in on border security.

South Dakota governor will take charge of a $60bn budget and federal agencies including the US Customs and Border Protection and the Secret Service

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will nominate South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem to serve as the next homeland security secretary, two sources familiar with the decision said on Tuesday, choosing a staunch ally who has little experience on the national security stage.