According to CNN, the contents of the bag included Noem's driver's license, prescription medication, apartment keys, passport, DHS access badge, makeup bag, blank checks and approximately $3,000 in cash, which DHS told Newsweek was to "treat her family to dinner, activities, and Easter gifts." The incident raised questions about her security detail and the U.S. Secret Service (USSS) launched an investigation to find the culprit. According to U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Ed Martin, the arrested suspect is in the country illegally.

A man is in custody and more arrests are expected after Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s purse was stolen from a restaurant in Washington, D.C., according to a CNN report. Noem’s Gucci bag was stolen while she ate dinner with her family on Easter in the nation’s capital. She lost a number of items during the theft, including her wallet, driver’s license, apartment keys, passport, department security badge and about $3,000 in cash.

Police in Washington DC have arrested an illegal immigrant in connection with the theft of homeland security secretary Kristi Noem's hand bag. Noem, 53, was dining with her family at The Capital Burger in downtown DC, when a man in a medical mask was able to sneak off with her Gucci bag last Sunday. Sources close to the investigation confirmed with DailyMail.com on Saturday night that one suspect has been apprehended, while another is still at large. Their identities was not immediately available. In a statement, the Secret Service said: 'For the safety of our agents and officers, we are not in a position to confirm or comment at this time. 'Should criminal charges be filed, the Department of Homeland Security will provide public information in accordance with established procedures.' Reports indicate that a man sat alone at a table next to the secretary and was able to snatch her purse while no one was looking. A source that spoke with CNN said that surveillance footage shows the criminal sit down at an empty table next to Noem. He then uses his left foot to drag and slide the bag into his possession and away from Noem. The suspect then takes a look around the restaurant and then picks up the big and puts hit under his jacket as he bolts. Noem had no idea anything had even happened until the rose from her table to see the purse was gone. Speaking on The Vince Show, a podcast with Vince Coglianese, this week, Noem said: 'He hooked it with his foot and dragged it a few steps away and dropped a coat over it and took it 'I think I was a busy grandma with four grandkids under the age of 4, and I was taking care of them and feeding them food and enjoying my family, yeah, but certainly had my purse even touching my feet.' The brazen theft is significant when considering that Noem has an around the clock Secret Service detail watching her every move.