India, April 29 -- The second illegal immigrant who was arrested in connection to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's Gucci bag theft has been identified as a Chilean national. Cristian Rodrigo Montecino-Sanzana was busted in Miami after he and another suspect stole Noem's purse, which contained $3,000 in cash, her driver's license, passport, DHS badge and apartment keys. It was stolen on April 20 when Noem was on an Easter outing with her family at The Capital Burger in Washington, D.C.

Montecino-Sanzana was released into the United States even after being handed a notice of "expedited removal," the New York Post reported. He was released into the US in January 2021. Border patrol had issued him a notice of expedited removal when ...