Noem touched down at a small airport in the Northeast Kingdom in the same town where a border patrol agent was killed last week.

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.

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

Kristi Noem joined the operations just days after she was confirmed by the Senate to lead the Department of Homeland Security.

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.

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.

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.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem landed at the Northeast Kingdom International Airport around 2:00 p.m. Thursday afternoon, sources told NBC5. U.S Customs and Border Protection confirmed that Sec. Noem visited with CBP today but could not provide any more information.

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

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem discusses joining early morning immigration raids in New York City on ‘Hannity.’