Former DHS Secretary Kristi Noem files for divorce
Key Points:
- Former Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem has filed for divorce from her husband of over 34 years, Bryon Noem, citing irreconcilable differences in South Dakota court filings.
- The divorce complaint was signed in April and filed in Hamlin County court on Monday, with a temporary restraining order now in place as per state law.
- Kristi and Bryon Noem, high school sweethearts with three children and multiple grandchildren, have been publicly seen together at events, though recent tabloid reports have surfaced about Bryon's personal conduct.
- During her tenure as DHS secretary, Kristi Noem faced congressional inquiries about her relationship with adviser Corey Lewandowski, which both parties denied was romantic.
- Since her dismissal by President Trump in March, Noem has been appointed as special envoy to the "Shield of Americas," a U.S.-Latin America coalition.