Mom of Karoline Leavitt's nephew released from ICE custody
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Officials have detained the mother of White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt's nephew amid the Trump administration's ramped-up immigration enforcement efforts, a source familiar with the matter confirmed to NBC News. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents took the woman into custody in Revere, Massachusetts, this month, the source said.
A woman with family relations to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt is in ICE custody after being arrested earlier this month near Boston.
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Bruna Caroline Ferreira's GoFundMe raises $30,000 as White House press secretary's nephew's mother is detained by ICE
A GoFundMe campaign has been set up for Bruna Caroline Ferreira by her sister to raise funds for legal costs associated with her detention.
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Judge orders the release of an immigrant with ties to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt
Bruna Ferreira was moved to a detention facility in Louisiana, where an immigration judge ordered that she be released on a $1,500 bond, her attorney Todd Pomerleau said.