Overview
- Bruna Ferreira was arrested by ICE in Revere, Massachusetts, on Nov. 12 and was transferred from New England to a detention facility in Louisiana for nearly a month.
- Immigration Judge Cynthia Goodman approved a $1,500 bond, and government counsel in court did not argue she was a flight risk or a danger.
- DHS has described Ferreira as a "criminal illegal alien," alleging a visa overstay and a past battery-related incident, claims her attorney disputes as unsupported by court records.
- Her lawyer says the government is pointing to a fight when she was 16 that led to a court summons rather than an arrest, with no adult criminal convictions.
- Ferreira, who came to the U.S. as a child and previously relied on DACA, has returned to Massachusetts after release as her legal team prepares to contest deportation.