Illegal migrant who snatched Kristi Noem’s purse came ‘within arm’s reach’ of DHS secretary as Secret Service stood guard: ‘Definite lapse’

Source: New York Post

The illegal migrant who stole Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s Gucci purse got “within an arm’s reach” of the cabinet member — despite a Secret Service detail standing guard, federal documents show. Mario Bustamante-Leiva, 49, strolled into the Capital Burger in the heart of Washington, DC, on the evening of April 20 and took a seat mere feet from Noem, 53, who was enjoying a family dinner accompanied by her Secret Service detail, according to charging documents from the US Attorney’s Office of DC. “Bustamante-Leiva entered the business at approximately 7:52 p.