Kristi Noem, the nominee to head Homeland Security under President-elect Donald Trump, said Friday that mass deportations will focus on those with criminal convictions, not displacing agricultural workers in border communities.

Noem's role as Homeland Security secretary is expected to be more limited in scope than her predecessors’, sources familiar with the Trump transition tell NBC News.

Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Department of Homeland Security, Gov. Kristi Noem (R-SD), vowed to prioritize border security should she be confirmed.