Overview
- Immigration Judge Cynthia Goodman set the minimum allowable bond at $1,500 and ordered Bruna Ferreira released from ICE custody in southern Louisiana, with her case returning to Boston immigration court.
- Department of Homeland Security counsel did not argue she posed a danger or flight risk and waived any appeal of the ruling.
- ICE arrested Ferreira on November 12 in Revere, Massachusetts as she drove to pick up her 11-year-old son, then transferred her more than 1,500 miles to a Louisiana facility.
- DHS has labeled her an “illegal criminal immigrant” and pointed to an alleged assault arrest and a 1999 visa overstay, claims her attorney disputes.
- Her lawyer says she arrived in the U.S. as a child, previously held DACA status and is pursuing permanent residency, and the White House has said Karoline Leavitt has had no recent involvement with her.