Trump has chosen loyalists and hardliners to lead departments that will shape US policy on immigration, defense and more

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Donald Trump may have won a second term in the White House just last week, but his recent administration appointments have already heightened fears among some who believe his return to the White House will lead to an extremist agenda.

On immigration, Trump has chosen loyalists and hardliners Stephen Miller to serve as deputy chief of staff for policy and Department of Homeland Security adviser; Tom Homan as “border czar,” and Kristi Noem, the South Dakota governor, to lead the Department of Homeland Security.