Overview
- Ferreira, 33, the mother of White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s nephew, was arrested near Boston on November 12 and released this week on a $1,500 bond after 26 days in detention.
- She told CNN agents in unmarked vehicles took her without showing a warrant and moved her through several states before she reached the South Louisiana ICE Processing Center.
- DHS has labeled her a 'criminal illegal alien' who overstayed a B-2 visa and cited a prior battery arrest, claims her attorney disputes while noting she has no criminal convictions.
- Her lawyer says she previously held DACA protections and is pursuing a green card, and DHS says her release requires periodic ICE check-ins; she is wearing a GPS monitor.
- Ferreira says she has not seen her 11-year-old son since returning to Massachusetts and publicly criticized Leavitt, as removal proceedings continue in Boston immigration court.