Noem's full name is Kristi Lynn Arnold Noem and she was born in 1971 in Watertown, in east central South Dakota. The city is in Codington County about 187 miles northeast of the state's capital Pierre. The new Secretary of Homeland Security is married to Bryon Noem.

Former South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem is giving Americans a glimpse into her new role as the Secretary of Homeland Security. Noem could be seen wearing an ICE vest in pictures posted to her DHS secretary account on X.

Kristi Noem's ICE raid photo-op sparked backlash as social media mocked her "ICE Barbie" look, while immigration arrests surge under Trump's administration.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem joined federal authorities Tuesday morning for the first deportation raids in New York City under President Trump’s clampdown before lauding

After a scheduling hiccup, Kristi Noem was finally sworn in Saturday as Department of Homeland Security secretary.

The Senate voted on Saturday morning to confirm Kristi Noem as President Donald Trump’s Homeland Security secretary, installing a long-time Trump ally at the helm of an agency poised to play a central role in the president’s promised immigration crackdown.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s stepped-up arrests continued Tuesday, with newly sworn-in Homeland Security Sec. Kristi Noem personally taking part in an operation targeting New York City.

The Senate confirmed Kristi Noem as homeland security secretary on Saturday by a 59-34 vote, putting the former South Dakota governor in charge of a sprawling agency that is essential to national security and President Donald Trump's plans to clamp down on illegal immigration.

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced on Fox News Wednesday that the agency will end its grant funding to non-governmental organizations (NGOs) abusing their funds by helping “facilitate” illegal migration into the U.

Three Republican congressional members from South Florida pledged Wednesday to "do everything possible" to protect Venezuelans who were granted temporary U.S. residency under the former Biden administration.

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced she was suspending aid for nonprofits that helped migrants and complained the non-governmental organizations were not "telling somebody about Jesus.