Episode Notes As the head of the Department of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem has made herself the official face of the Trump administration’s military crackdowns on protesters in Los Angeles, raids in majority-Democratic cities, and the deportations of student activists. How has she been able to consolidate so much power so quickly? Guests: Seth Tupper , Editor-in-Chief of the South Dakota Searchlight Ahilan Arulanantham , Co-Director of the Center for Immigration Law and Policy at the UCLA