Friday’s hearing will be her first chance to lay out a vision for the sprawling department that will be central to Donald Trump’s plans for cracking down on illegal immigration

Trump supporters love her. But the South Dakota governor will likely be asked about family separation at the border - and the dog she says she shot.

President-elect Donald Trump's choice for Homeland Security secretary portrayed illegal immigration as an "invasion" and the U.S.-Mexico border as a "war zone" during a U.S. Senate confirmation on Friday where she pledged to back Trump's hard line on immigration.