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Former DHS Secretary Kristi Noem files for divorce, court docs show

Court records cite irreconcilable differences after photos and reports alleged Bryon Noem wore women’s clothing and fake breasts.

  • On Monday, former Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Kristi Noem filed for divorce from her husband Byron Noem in South Dakota, citing irreconcilable differences after 34 years of marriage.
  • Six months ago, the Daily Mail published photos of Byron Noem wearing women's clothing and fake breasts, with the outlet alleging he led a double life that left Kristi Noem "devastated."
  • Kristi Noem had previously expressed intentions to end the marriage earlier this year, with the divorce petition finalized in South Dakota following months of public scrutiny.
  • President Donald Trump fired Kristi Noem from her post as Department of Homeland Security leader on March 5, following national backlash regarding her department's immigration enforcement tactics.
  • Representatives for the family previously requested privacy and prayers, noting they were "blindsided" by the photos surfacing in March as the couple navigated recent months under public observation.
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Donald Trump's former secretary Kirsti Noem is divorcing Bryon Noem after 34 years of marriage. The announcement comes after revelations earlier this year about her husband's secret online life.

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Former DHS Secretary Kristi Noem files for divorce, court docs show

Former Department of Homeland Security secretary Kristi Noem has filed for divorce, according to court documents from their home state of South Dakota.

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New York, Sep 29 (EFE).- The former U.S. National Security Secretary, Kristi Noem, has filed for divorce a few months after the transvestite scandal led by her husband, Bryon, with whom she had been married 34 years. Noem, 54, filed for Bryon's divorce, 56, on Monday in South Dakota and [...] The US Former Secretary Kristi Noem divorces after her husband's transvestism scandal was first published in HolaNews.

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TMZ broke the news in Burbank, United States on Tuesday, September 29, 2026.
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