STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The mother of White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt’s nephew is in removal proceedings from the country after being detained by ICE on Nov. 12.

According to CNN , Bruna Caroline Ferreira , 33, was arrested in New Hampshire while on the way to pick up her 11-year-old son, whom she has joint custody of with Michael Leavitt, the press secretary’s brother.

Ferreira, who is originally from Brazil, has been in the United States since she was 6 years old, according to the Boston Globe.

Ferreira’s attorney, Todd Pomerleau, told CNN that she was a part of DACA — the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program — but was unable to renew her protections due to President Donald Trump’s bid to terminate DACA in his first presidential term.

However, Pomerleau con

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