Judge orders the release of an immigrant with ties to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt

"CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - A Brazilian woman with family ties to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will be released from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody while she fights potential deportation, an immigration judge ruled Monday. Bruna Ferreira, 33, a longtime Massachusetts resident, was previously engaged to Leavitt's brother, Michael. She was driving to pick up their 11-year-old son in New Hampshire when she was arrested by ICE agents in Revere, Massachusetts, on Nov. 12."

"Ferreira later was moved to a detention facility in Louisiana, where an immigration judge ordered that she be released on $1,500 bond, her attorney Todd Pomerleau said. "We argued that she wasn't a danger or a flight risk," he said in a text message. "The government stipulated to our argument and never once argued that she was criminal illegal alien and waived appeal.""

"A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson in an email Monday called Ferreira a "criminal illegal alien" and said she had been arrested for battery, an allegation her attorney denied. "She will have periodic mandatory check-ins with ICE law enforcement to ensure she is abiding by the terms of her release," the spokesperson said. "The Department of Homeland Security will continue to work to remove all aliens illegally present in the country as quickly as possible.""

Bruna Ferreira, 33, was arrested by ICE in Revere, Massachusetts, on Nov. 12 while driving to pick up her 11-year-old son. Ferreira was previously engaged to Michael Leavitt, brother of White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt. She was transferred to a detention facility in Louisiana, where an immigration judge ordered her release on $1,500 bond. Her attorney argued she was neither a danger nor a flight risk and said the government stipulated to that position and waived appeal. A DHS spokesperson called her a "criminal illegal alien" and said she faces a battery allegation. Ferreira entered the U.S. as a toddler, enrolled in DACA, and is applying for a green card.

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