Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says in a new interview that she’s “very confident” that the two suspects arrested in connection with the theft of her Gucci handbag as she dined with her family in a restaurant on Easter Sunday are repeat offenders and are in the United States illegally.
“These are career criminals,” Noem told CBS News’ Tony Dokoupil, who interviewed her at the U.S.-Mexico border Monday. “They have perpetuated crimes against many people in this country for many years illegally.”
Noem’s purse was snatched from the floor between her feet while she and her family were eating at the Capital Burger, an upscale specialty restaurant in downtown Washington, D.C.
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