An internal Border Patrol memo obtained by ABC News indicates that the Department of Homeland Security could request up to 10,000 U.S. military troops to help with efforts along the United States-Mexico border.
Noem vowed Friday to immediately halt the controversial mobile app that lets migrants register to enter the US.
After President Donald Trump issued several executive orders related to border security on his first day in office, the Department of Homeland Security began implementing them the same day. Trump was the first president in modern history to declare an invasion at a U.
The Mexican government has criticized President Donald Trump's unilateral immigration actions, and the landing would have required Mexico's assistance.
After his swearing-in on Monday, Trump will declare a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border and tap the military to deploy there to build additional barriers. He will also roll back many of President Biden’s actions in an attempt to essentially close off the border from any migrants seeking to make asylum claims.
The order for DHS employees to return to work falls in tandem with Trump’s mass deportation plan announced in his inaugural address Monday
Alabama Senator Katie Britt, chair of Senate Homeland Security Appropriations, believes Noem is committed to securing the U.S.-Mexico border after successful confirmation vote Saturday.
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, Donald Trump’s pick to lead the agency central to his vision of cracking down on illegal immigration, faced senators Friday at confirmation hearing that will be her first chance to lay out her vision for the sprawling Department of Homeland Security.
The Senate confirmed Kristi Noem as secretary of the Department of Homeland Security on Saturday, voting to give President Donald Trump another Cabinet official who has pledged to help carry out his aggressive crackdown on illegal immigration. The bipartisan vote was 59-34. No Republicans opposed Noem's nomination.
Acting U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Salesses has approved the immediate deployment of 1,500 active-duty troops to the Mexico-U.S. border.