​Mother of Karoline Leavitt's nephew released from ICE custody

The mother of White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s nephew has been released from immigration detention weeks after news broke that she was in custody

The mother of White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s nephew has been released from immigration detention weeks after news broke that she was in custody.

Bruna Caroline Ferreira, who shares a child with Leavitt’s brother, was taken into custody on Nov. 12 by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Revere, Massachusetts, while she was driving to her son’s school, her attorney Todd Pomerleau told reporters last month.

Pomerleau said in a statement Tuesday that she was released on a $1,500 bond, the lowest amount permitted under immigration law.

"We argued forcefully that she was not a danger or flight risk, discussed the numerous forms of relief available to her to receive lawful permanent residency, and that the DHS’ narrative that she was a ‘criminal illegal alien’ was false as a matter of fact and law, as she has never been arrested for any crime," the statement said.

Pomerleau said the only time she has been arrested was on Nov. 12, which he called an "unconstitutional ICE charade."