The DHS secretary is key to Trump’s domestic policy agenda. He pledged mass deportations of undocumented immigrants and a crackdown at the U.S.-Mexico border.

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.

Lock up your dogs ‘cause Kristi Noem is back. Two people familiar with the deliberations currently ongoing at Mar-a-Lago told CNN on Tuesday the South Dakota governor will serve as Homeland Security secretary in Donald Trump’s upcoming administration.

Ms. Noem, the governor of South Dakota, is a loyalist who has vocally supported Donald J. Trump’s pledges regarding undocumented immigrants.

President-elect Trump is expected to nominate South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem to serve as the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security.

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.

The South Dakota governor, once considered for Trump’s vice president, would play a crucial role in implementing his border policies.