President-elect Donald Trump has selected South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem as his next secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, according to two people familiar with the selection.

By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer President-elect Donald Trump has asked South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem to lead the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. “Kristi has been very strong on border security.

The president-elect has reportedly selected South Dakota's governor to oversee the agency responsible for border protection and immigration.

Throughout the country, Noem’s focus on the border has endeared her to the Republican grass roots. The Shelby County GOP, in Tennessee, honored Noem at its annual Lincoln Day dinner over the summer, said the local party’s chairman, Cary Vaughn, because, “She’s a great zealot and advocate for fighting for border control.”

A longtime special agent in charge of the Homeland Security Investigations office in Miami has been picked by President-elect Donald Trump to be the deputy Homeland Security Advisor in the White

President-elect Donald Trump has chosen a Miami Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) special agent in charge as his nominee for deputy homeland security advisor.