Overview
- Bruna Caroline Ferreira, a Brazilian national, was arrested on November 12 near Revere outside Boston while driving to pick up her son, according to her attorney.
- DHS says she overstayed a B‑2 tourist visa that required departure in June 1999 and has a prior assault arrest, and officials say removal proceedings are underway.
- The defense maintains she previously held DACA, has no public Massachusetts conviction on record, and is pursuing a legal path to status.
- ICE transferred her to a southern Louisiana processing center, where detainees often face distance and access-to-counsel hurdles, as her case proceeds.
- Family members launched a verified GoFundMe that surpassed $15,000 for legal fees, the White House has not commented, and her 11‑year‑old son lives full‑time with his father in New Hampshire.