The man arrested for stealing the purse of DHS Secretary Kristi Noem’s is an illegal migrant, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia told NBC News on Saturday.

There is another illegal migrant connected to the crime, but there is no indication they targeted Noem for her role in deporting illegals.

“There is no indication it was because of that; it was frankly, it was a nice looking purse,” Ed Martin told NBC News, adding Immigration and Customs Enforcement is now involved in actions against the thieves who made off with the purse containing $3,000 in cash, Noem’s driver’s license, medication, apartment keys, and blank checks.

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