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White House Press Secretary's Relative Freed from ICE Custody Amid Deportation Fight

Washington, D.C. – December 8, 2025  A Brazilian woman with deep family connections to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has been released from federal detention on a modest bond, her attorneys announced Monday. The ruling comes nearly a month after Bruna Caroline Ferreira's arrest, spotlighting the personal toll of policies championed by the very family she's tied to.Ferreira, 33, the mother of Leavitt's 11-year-old nephew, walked free from the South Louisiana ICE Processing Center in Basile following an order from U.S. Immigration Judge Cynthia Goodman. The judge set the bond at just $1,500 – the lowest possible amount – allowing Ferreira to return to her home in Revere, Massachusetts, as she battles deportation proceedings. Her lawyer, Todd Pomerleau, hailed the decision as a victory for fairness, telling reporters outside the facility that his client poses no flight risk or danger to the community.

"Bruna has built a life here since she was a child," Pomerleau said. "This isn't about politics; it's about a mother fighting to stay with her son." The case burst into the national spotlight last month when Ferreira was pulled over by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents on November 12 while en route to pick up her son from his father's home in New Hampshire. What began as a routine traffic stop escalated into a full arrest after authorities discovered she had overstayed a tourist visa that expired in June 1999, when she was just seven years old. Transferred from Vermont to Louisiana, Ferreira spent weeks in limbo, separated from the boy she shares joint custody of with her ex-fiancé, Michael Leavitt – Karoline's older brother.

Public records paint a picture of an ordinary American life upended: Ferreira, who immigrated from Brazil in 1998, played on her high school tennis team, built a small business, and navigated the ups and downs of marriage and divorce. A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson initially branded her a "criminal illegal alien" citing a prior arrest for battery, but her legal team fired back, noting no criminal convictions on her record. Even DHS's own lawyer conceded during the hearing that Ferreira presented no societal threat, paving the way for her release.

The familial link to Leavitt, a rising star in Trump's inner circle who grew up in New Hampshire and served as his 2024 campaign spokesperson before taking the White House podium, added layers of irony and scrutiny. During her arrest, Ferreira reportedly invoked her connection to the press secretary multiple times, pleading for leniency, according to her sister, Graziela Dos Santos Rodrigues. Yet, sources close to the family say Leavitt has remained publicly silent, offering no comment to outlets like WBUR and CNN. Michael Leavitt, speaking briefly to WMUR last month from his New Hampshire home, expressed anguish over the impact on his son but declined further details to protect the boy's privacy.

A GoFundMe launched by Ferreira's family underscores the human stakes, describing her as a devoted parent who has "done everything in her power to build a stable, honest life here." As of Monday evening, the campaign had raised over $15,000 to cover legal fees and relocation costs from the detention ordeal.Ferreira's release doesn't end her legal saga. She now faces a hearing on her removal case, where she may seek relief under existing immigration pathways – a process complicated by the administration's push to end programs like DACA, which Trump unsuccessfully targeted during his first term. Advocates on both sides of the aisle are watching closely, with immigration reform groups decrying the arrest as emblematic of overreach, while hardline enforcers point to it as a necessary application of the law.

For Leavitt's family, the episode serves as a stark reminder that policy debates hit close to home. As the holidays approach, Ferreira is expected to reunite with her son soon, bond paid and barriers lifted – at least for now. Whether this reunion holds amid the broader storm of enforcement remains an open question in a nation grappling with its borders and its bonds.