Homeland security secretary nominee Kristi Noem said in her confirmation hearing Thursday that on her first day in office, she would shut down an app that asylum-seekers use to enter the country.

Governor Kristi Noem's Senate confirmation highlighted likely policy on the way for the Department of Homeland Security.

President-elect Trump’s pick to head the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), is appearing for her confirmation hearing before a Senate panel Friday. The

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Department of Homeland Security secretary, vowed Friday to immediately halt the mobile app that lets migrants register to enter the US.

Noem repeated a falsehood that Trump shared during the 2024 presidential campaign. There are not more than 13,000 murderers or nearly 16,000 sex offenders "loose" in the U.S. Her statement is based on a misinterpreted letter sent by ICE in late 2024.

Trump tapped Noem to serve as his homeland security secretary only a week after winning the election in November.

Kristi Noem made numerous promising pledges during her confirmation hearing on Friday, not the least of which was her vow to eliminate a tool illegal aliens have […]

Gov. Kristi Noem (R-SD) is expected to cruise through the process to confirmation after surviving a fairly quiet hearing that lasted less than three hours.

President-elect Donald Trump's choice for Homeland Security secretary portrayed illegal immigration as an "invasion" and the U.S.-Mexico border as a "war zone" during a U.S. Senate confirmation on Friday where she pledged to back Trump's hard line on immigration.

Kristi Noem​, Trump's pick to lead the sprawling Department of Homeland Security, took questions from lawmakers on border policies and disaster relief.

Noem's role as Homeland Security secretary is expected to be more limited in scope than her predecessors’, sources familiar with the Trump transition tell NBC News.

Kristi Noem, nominee for U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security, plans an immigration crackdown similar to Donald Trump’s policies. She aims to reinstate the 'remain in Mexico' program and shut down CBP One.