Updated Jun 17, 2025 - Politics & Policy

Homeland Security head Kristi Noem transported to DC hospital

Sareen Habeshian

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem holds a news conference in Los Angeles on Thursday, June 12, 2025. California Senator Alex Padilla was pushed out of the room as he attempted to ask questions at the conference in Los Angeles on Thursday, June 12, 2025. (Photo by David Crane/MediaNews Group/Lo — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in Los Angeles on June 12. Photo: David Crane/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was transported to a Washington, D.C., hospital Tuesday after having an allergic reaction.

The big picture: Noem, 53, is alert and recovering, and was taken to the hospital "out of an abundance of caution," DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin told Axios in a statement.

It was not immediately clear what caused the allergic reaction.

Zoom out: Noem has been at the center of the response to President Trump's immigration crackdown over recent weeks, as protests against deportation raids sweep the nation.

Senate Democrats asked Noem Tuesday to testify about the removal of Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) from a Homeland Security press conference last week.

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