White House Press Secretary's Family Ties Complicate ICE Detention of Massachusetts Woman
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{ "title": "White House Press Secretary's Family Ties Complicate ICE Detention of Massachusetts Woman", "article": "A Massachusetts woman with ties to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt remains in ICE custody two weeks after being detained on her way to pick up her 11-year-old son. Bruna Ferreira, 33, was pulled over in Revere, Massachusetts, while driving to her son's school in New Hampshire. Her attorney, Todd Pomerleau, claims Ferreira was subjected to an 'unconstitutional merry-go-round' of transfers between Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Louisiana. Ferreira, a business owner and mother, shares custody of her son with her former fiancé, Michael Leavitt, who is White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt's brother. According to Pomerleau, Ferreira has maintained a co-parenting relationship with Michael Leavitt since their engagement ended. She is a DACA recipient who has been in the process of applying for a green card. ICE claims Ferreira has a previous arrest for battery, an allegation her attorney denies. However, court records show she had two motor vehicle violations in 2020 in New Hampshire. Ferreira's attorney is calling for proof of the alleged battery charge, which he claims would have led to her deportation years ago if true. The Department of Homeland Security has confirmed that Ferreira is being held in Louisiana. The detention raises questions about the Trump administration's immigration policies, particularly its approach to DACA recipients. In a recent statement, Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin emphasized that DACA does not confer any form of legal status and individuals claiming to be DACA recipients are not automatically protected from deportations."
