Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was transported by ambulance on Tuesday to a hospital in Washington, DC, after an allergic reaction, the Department of Homeland Security said.

Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Kristi Noem was hospitalized Tuesday in Washington D.C. following an allergic reaction, and released later that night. According to Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin Noem is “alert and recovering” after receiving treatment for the reaction.

A spokesperson for the Homeland Security Department says Secretary Kristi Noem was taken to a hospital to treat an allergic reaction but is “alert and recovering.”