The second unlawful migrant nabbed in Homeland Safety Secretary Kristi Noem’s Gucci bag theft has been recognized as a Chilean nationwide who was launched into the US regardless of being handed discover of “expedited removing,” The Publish has discovered.
Cristian Rodrigo Montecino-Sanzana was busted in Miami on Sunday after he and one other unlawful migrant allegedly made off with Noem’s designer purse containing $3,000 in money final week, regulation enforcement sources stated.
Montecino-Sanzana was launched into the US in January 2021, in accordance with sources — regardless of US Border Patrol issuing him with a discover of expedited removing when he was apprehended attempting to sneak throughout the southern border in December.
His arrest got here shortly after Mario Bustamante-Leiva was taken into custody in Washington DC over the theft. Prices in opposition to him are pending.
Noem, 53, was on an Easter outing together with her household at The Capital Burger in DC when a masked thief snatched the posh shoulder bag contained her driver’s license, passport, DHS badge and condominium keys.
The 2 unlawful migrants are suspected of being half of a bigger East Coast theft crew.
