Border Emperor Tom Homan is suspected of Daily Carrenor White House correspondent Reagan Reese Recent Theft of Christa Noem’s Wallet Secretary of the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) “I chose the wrong person.”
Reese asked about reports of illegal immigrants allegedly stole Noem’s wallet while Washington, DC, Homan suggests that the suspect could be illegally in the United States.
“I don’t have a criminal history of them, but I know that the person who stole their wallets is probably illegally in the country,” Homan said. “I chose the wrong person and stole my wallet. In other words, Chief Noem is a strong, strong secretary.”
The Border Emperor praised Noem’s leadership and rejected a report suggesting differences between them, saying they were “attached to the waist.”
🚨Tom Homan comments about criminals who allegedly stole Christie Noem’s wallet🚨
Daily Caller White House Correspondent @Reaganreese_: “Can you tell me about these individuals?”
Homan: “[They] I chose the wrong person and stole my wallet. ” pic.twitter.com/qakyynvrkk
– Daily Caller (@dailycaller) April 28, 2025
NBC News verification Mario Bustamante Riva, a 49-year-old man from Chile, has been arrested as a suspect in the incident. US lawyers for the District of Columbia Ed Martin Bustamante-Leiva told the outlet that it was illegal US authorities have arrested a second suspect in connection with the theft, two sources familiar with the matter said. Martin told NBC News that the second suspect also lived in the country illegally. (Related: In the ironic twist, the man who allegedly stole Christie Noem’s bag is an illegal immigrant, says the DHS SEC.
The suspect was wearing a medical mask during the incident, police sources said. The suspect is said to have been seized aPproxixtally $3,000 in cash, her driver’s license, her DHS access BAdge and additional items.
Matt McCool, a special agent responsible for Secret Services at the Washington Field Office, announced it The suspect had been arrested. Secretary Noem himself Individual claimed to be “carrying.”Criminals who have been illegal in our country for years. ”
The suspect’s criminal history reportedly extends beyond our boundaries. According to Daily Mail, Bustamante-Leiva was previously He was declared stolen in London.
The suspect is said to have passed two plain cross secret service officers before and after. crime. Director Noem later described the theft as “very professionally completed” when he appeared on the “Vince” podcast.
