On Saturday, the Senate voted for South Dakota’s government to confirm Homeland Security as Secretary of Christie Nam, which made it the fourth of the nominees of President Donald Trump, who received the approved by the Chamber.
The vote was 59-34, all the Republicans voted yes and seven Democrats voted yes. Noem was expected to confirm it comfortably, there was no significant issue during the hearing. Its nomination was dropped from the Senate’s Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee of 13-2. There only two Democrats voted against him.
Naeem holds the fourth position of the president. Donald Trump’s The Secretary of State Marco Rubio, CIA Director John Ratcliffe and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegast, are to be confirmed.
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South Dakota Governor Christie Naam will lead the Department of Homeland Security at a time when securing the border and dealing with illegal immigration are the top priorities of the new administration. (Saul Loeeb/AFP via Getty Images)
Noem will lead the department at a time when securing the border and dealing with illegal immigration are the top priorities of the new administration. The administration has taken several steps to secure the border, including the deployment of the army, resume wall construction and eliminating parole programs of the Biden era.
Meanwhile, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is launching deportation operations across the country to fulfill Trump’s promise of “historic” operation.
The Homeland Security Department has issued several memo since the inauguration of Trump, which orders a review of parole and immediately deported illegal immigrants from the United States to deport the United States. The capacity has been increased. The memorandum has been signed by Acting Secretary Benjamin Hafman.
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At its verification hearing, NOEM pointed to other parts of the Homeland Security Mission, including cyber security, disaster relief and counter -terrorism.
As the governor of South Dakota, Christie Naam promised in 2021 that he would not take any more immigrants from the Biden administration and at the same time deployed the National Guard to the Texas border. (Saul Loeeb/AFP via Getty Images)
“We must be vigilant and active and innovative to protect the country,” he said. “The challenges are very important to us, and we must secure our borders against illegal trafficking and immigration. We have our key infrastructure to ensure that to respond to cyber -attacks, natural disasters and terrorism. Should be protected. “
However, he emphasized that border security is a “top priority”.
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“As a nation, we have the right and responsibility to protect our borders against those who harm us,” and we must create a fair and legal immigration system that is effective and effective, and which is ours. You reflect the values, “he said. .
As governor, he promised in 2021 that he would not take more immigrants from the Biden administration and also deployed the National Guard to the Texas border. It also had a disaster response experience, which was working with federal authorities to deal with the floods in the state in June.
At her hearing, Nam was also asked how she would work with the border with Tom Heman, who were used to lead deportation efforts and to secure the border.
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Naeem replied, saying that he and the homan “work very well together and talk and talk all the time. And when we are in our positions under the new administration, we are on a daily basis.” Work together and I will say that if I am in this role, the department is planning to take away the authority.
Fox News’s Julia Johnson cooperated in this report.
