DHS Secretary Kristi Noem initially asserted the men who stole her purse in a Washington D.C. were undocumented immigrants. She appeared to say it is not confirmed that is the case

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said she’s “very confident” that the two people arrested in connection with the theft of her purse are in the country illegally.

The suspect accused of stealing a pricey handbag from Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in Washington, D.C., was also arrested for a similar theft in New York City earlier in the year,