Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said she's "very confident" that the two people arrested in connection with the theft of her purse are in the country illegally. 

"These are career criminals," Noem told CBS News in an interview at the U.S.-Mexico border on Monday. "They have perpetuated crimes against many people in this country for many years illegally."

Noem's purse was stolen April 20 when she was at a restaurant in Washington, D.C., with her family. She said the bag was sitting between her feet when it was taken. 

Noem said she does not believe she was targeted and it was just a coincidence that her purse was taken. 

"But he was professional in how he took it," she said. "So, you know, this is what Americans shouldn't have to live with. It's not about me and it's not about my family, as much as it is about, you know, that people live in communities that have been going through this for many, many years. So the more that we can bring these people in and have them face consequences and get them out of our country, the safer America will be."

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