Woman Linked to White House Press Secretary’s Family Detained by ICE

Woman Linked to White House Press Secretary’s Family Detained by ICE

Bruna Caroline Ferreira, a Brazilian national with family ties to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, is currently in ICE custody following her arrest earlier this month. Ferreira, the mother of Leavitt’s nephew, was apprehended near Boston on November 12, according to her attorney.

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Leavitt’s nephew reportedly resides full-time in New Hampshire with her brother, Michael, while Leavitt herself has not had contact with Ferreira for several years. A Department of Homeland Security (DHS) spokesperson told TMZ that Ferreira had entered the U.S. on a B2 tourist visa that required departure by June 6, 1999.

The spokesperson described Ferreira as a “criminal illegal alien from Brazil.

Woman Linked to White House Press Secretary’s Family Detained by ICE