Overview
- An immigration judge ordered Bruna Ferreira released on a $1,500 bond, and the government did not appeal the decision, according to reports citing court proceedings.
- Ferreira was arrested by ICE on November 12 in Massachusetts and transferred to a detention facility in Louisiana, where she had been held.
- The Department of Homeland Security has labeled her a criminal and cited an assault arrest, a claim her attorney disputes, and prior reporting notes officials have not provided documentation to support it.
- Ferreira rejects portrayals of her as an absent parent, pointing to years of family‑court orders for joint custody with Michael Leavitt and describing regular involvement in her son's life.
- She entered the United States as a child, received DACA protection in 2012, is pursuing a green card, and still faces ongoing deportation proceedings to Brazil.