Rollins served in the final year of Trump’s first term as acting director of the White House's Domestic Policy Council.

Conservative lawyer Brooke Rollins was confirmed Thursday as secretary of agriculture, placing a close ally of President Donald Trump into a key Cabinet position at a time when mass deportation plans could lead to farm labor shortages and tariffs could hit agricultural exports.

Rollins' confirmation was expected, as the Senate maintains its quick pace of confirming President Trump's key cabinet positions.