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White House press secretary’s relative arrested by ICE

White House reporters should be grateful Trump berates them and called female reporter 'piggy,' Leavitt says
  • Bruna Caroline Ferreira, a relative of White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, has been detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
  • Ferreira, mother of Leavitt's brother's son, was arrested in Revere, Massachusetts, accused of overstaying a tourist visa since 1999 and battery, and is now held in Louisiana.
  • Her sibling launched a GoFundMe campaign for legal fees, stating Ferreira came to the US as a child and maintained DACA status, highlighting her 11-year-old son's distress.
  • Karoline Leavitt, a staunch defender of Donald Trump's immigration record, has not publicly commented on her relative's arrest.
  • The detention occurs amidst a reported decline in public approval for Donald Trump's hardline immigration crackdown.
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