Overview
- Bruna Caroline Ferreira was arrested on Nov. 12 in Revere, Mass., and is being held at the South Louisiana ICE Processing Center in removal proceedings.
- DHS says the Brazil-born detainee overstayed a B2 visa that required departure by June 6, 1999, and cites a prior battery arrest, though her lawyer says there is no criminal record.
- Attorney Todd Pomerleau says Ferreira previously held DACA status, is pursuing a green card, and was transferred from New England to Louisiana shortly after the arrest.
- Ferreira and White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt have not spoken in years; the 11-year-old son lives full-time with his father in New Hampshire and has not spoken to his mother since her detention.
- A GoFundMe started by Ferreira’s sister has raised more than $15,000, as officials emphasize that DACA does not automatically protect recipients from enforcement under Trump’s stepped-up operations.