Immigration, Family Ties, and 'Disgusting' Lies: The Case of Karoline Leavitt and Bruna Ferreira

The Trump administration branded the the mother of the White House press secretary’s nephew a 'criminal, absentee mom.' A judge said otherwise.

Illustration by Riley Levine

By Brian Daitzman

After ICE arrested Bruna Ferreira, the mother of Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt’s nephew, she called the White House portrayal of her as a “criminal” and “absentee mother” “disgusting” and false, as a judge granted minimum bond and the case moved forward in Boston.

Bruna Caroline Ferreira, a 33-year-old Braz…