Ms Chavez-DeRemer has been under pressure for months over several investigations.
The president commended Ms Bondi for what he described as a “tremendous job” in overseeing a broad crackdown on crime across the country, claiming that murder rates had fallen to their lowest level
The newly appointed DHS secretary will assume office on March 31.
The Trump administration cancelled billions of dollars in funding from the Ivy League institution and threatened to revoke the tax-exempt status of the institution.
Since coming to power in January, Mr Trump has threatened certain unauthorised immigrants with prosecution.
