
Mother Of Karoline Leavitt's Nephew Is Detained By ICE
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The Brazilian overstayed a tourist visa and is in "removal proceedings," Homeland Security told CNN.
A Brazilian woman who is the mother of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew has been detained by ICE and is in deportation proceedings after her Nov. 12 arrest near Boston, CNN reported Tuesday.
Bruna Caroline Ferreira had stayed well beyond a tourist visa that expired in June 1999 and was previously arrested for battery, a Homeland Security spokesperson told the news network.
Ferreira’s attorney, Todd Pomerleau, said Ferreira is in a “lawful immigration process” for U.S. citizenship after previously receiving protection from Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policies. In President Donald Trump’s first administration she could not renew her status, according to CNN.
Ferreira and Leavitt, the White House press secretary, haven’t had contact in several years, the station noted.
A source told NBC that Ferreira never resided with Leavitt’s nephew and had not spoken with him in years.













