Overview

• Noem was rushed by ambulance to a Washington, D.C., hospital on June 17 after suffering an allergic reaction and has since been discharged in alert and recovering condition.
• DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said the hospitalization was a precautionary measure and declined to specify what triggered the reaction.
• On June 16, Noem toured Fort Detrick’s biological hazard labs with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Senator Rand Paul.
• There is currently no evidence connecting her lab visit to the allergic reaction, and the cause of her condition remains undetermined.
• Noem has resumed her duties as Homeland Security Secretary, overseeing Trump administration immigration enforcement and ICE operations.