DHS Secretary Kristi Noem delivered to hospital on account of allergic response

Noem hospitalized after allergic response

Homeland Safety Secretary Kristi Noem hospitalized after allergic response

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Homeland Safety Secretary Kristi Noem was transported to a hospital on Tuesday on account of an allergic response, the Division of Homeland Safety mentioned.

Noem is “alert and recovering,” DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin mentioned in an announcement to CBS Information. She was delivered to a hospital “out of an abundance of warning.”

The secretary was transported to George Washington College Hospital, sources informed CBS Information. She is accompanied by her safety element.

A former South Dakota governor and U.S. consultant, Noem, 53, leads an company with over 260,000 staff. DHS oversees immigration enforcement, airport safety, catastrophe response, cybersecurity, the Secret Service and the Coast Guard in peacetime. It’s the federal authorities’s latest main cupboard company, based within the wake of the 9/11 assaults.

Nicole Sganga

Nicole Sganga is CBS Information’ homeland safety and justice correspondent. She relies in Washington, D.C. and experiences for all reveals and platforms.