The mother of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew accused the Trump administration of lying about the circumstances of her arrest by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Bruna-Caroline Ferreira, who came to the U.S. from Brazil when she was six, overstayed a tourist visa, the Trump administration alleges—a claim Ferreira disputes.

The Trump administration also says that Ferreira has been accused of battery, another claim she denies. The 33-year-old shares custody of her middle-school-aged son with Leavitt’s 35-year-old brother, Michael.

In her first television interview about the ordeal since her release from ICE custody earlier this week, Ferreira was asked by CNN anchor Erin Burnett about the White House portraying her as an absentee parent by claiming she never lived with her son.

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