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ICE Barbie’s Career Takes Weird New Twist

The former South Dakota governor has changed job titles for the third time this year.

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 03: U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on March 03, 2026 in Washington, DC. The Department of Homeland Security has faced criticism over it's handling of immigration enforcement leaving the department unfunded. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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Kristi Noem is no longer serving in the job Donald Trump seemingly invented to keep her busy after her ouster.

The former Cabinet secretary has departed her post as the Trump administration’s special envoy for the Shield of the Americas initiative, CBS News reported on Thursday.

“Kristi Noem’s envoy status expired last month and she is no longer in the role,” a State Department official told the outlet. “She is now a senior adviser to Deputy Secretary Landau and continues to work on the Shield of the Americas portfolio.

Noem, 54, was appointed to the inaugural role immediately after the 80-year-old president fired her as Homeland Security secretary in March.

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