Illegal migrant accused of snatching Kristi Noem's handbag ID'd as serial criminal from Chile | 27 April 2025 | The masked migrant who was arrested for stealing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's handbag containing $3,000 in cash is a Chilean national who was previously busted for a similar scheme in London, law enforcement sources told The Post. Mario Bustamante-Leiva, 49, of Santiago, was arrested on Saturday after he allegedly made off with the luxury shoulder bag while Noem, 53, was at an Easter outing with her family at The Capital Burger in Washington, D.C., sources told The Post. Bustamante-Leiva, who is in the U.S. illegally, is believed to be part of a large East Coast robbery organization, with law enforcement still on the hunt for another undocumented immigrant who was his accomplice.