Woman with family ties to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt released from ICE custody [View all]

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Source: CNN Politics

Updated Dec 8, 2025, 6:49 PM ET
PUBLISHED Dec 8, 2025, 2:56 PM ET


A woman with family ties to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is being released on bond from ICE custody after being arrested last month near Boston, according to her lawyer.

Immigration Judge Cynthia Goodman on Monday ordered the release of Bruna Ferreira, 33, from the South Louisiana ICE Processing Center in Basile, Todd Pomerleau, an attorney for Ferreira, said. The facility is about 80 miles from Baton Rouge and more than 1,500 miles from where Ferreira was arrested.

Bond was set at $1,500, the lowest amount allowed under the law, according to Pomerleau. In court Monday, Ferreira’s attorneys argued “she’s not a danger, she’s not a flight risk,” Pomerleau said. The lawyer representing the Department of Homeland Security did not fight the defense argument and waived appeal, according to Pomerleau.

DHS confirmed Ferreira was given bond and said she will be required to “have periodic mandatory check-ins with ICE law enforcement to ensure she is abiding by the terms of her release.”

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/08/politics/karoline-leavitt-ice-relative-release

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