Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, has overseen President Trump’s immigration policy, including efforts to detain more immigrants and pause visa applications.
Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, faced a panel of lawmakers at a time when the federal government is stepping up its immigration enforcement efforts and seeking to increase deportations.
President Trump has framed the program as a way for the government to raise billions of dollars and prioritize the admission of successful entrepreneurs and investors.
In the wake of the National Guard shooting, the Trump administration has temporarily frozen major pathways for many migrants to obtain legal status in the United States.
The move was the latest in an intensifying crackdown on legal immigration after an Afghan national was charged with shooting two National Guard members.
A line outside a Los Angeles building housing U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services in June. Some migrants will now have to renew their work permits every 18 months instead of every five years.
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