Noem, most importantly, is the secretary of President Donald Trump’s embattled and emboldened Department of Homeland Security, and is thus tasked with overseeing the immigration crackdown that’s brought chaos to Minneapolis and other cities. Kristi Noem, the former governor of South Dakota, has been the head of DHS in part because she asked for the job, and in part because she is, in Trump’s opinion, “good on TV.” And her second-in-command is Trump’s former campaign manager Corey Lewandowski. There’s a sense that the actual person running the show on this issue is Stephen Miller, Trump’s deputy chief of staff and perhaps the most zealous anti-immigrant aide in the president’s orbit.
Author: Caitlin Dewey
Published at: 2026-01-28 22:10:50
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