Bruna Caroline Ferreira, the mother of White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt's nephew, was arrested by ICE in Massachusetts after they said she overstayed her tourist visa.

Ferreira has an 11-year-old son with Michael Leavitt, Karoline's brother. He lives in New Hampshire.

Ferreira's attorney, Todd Pomerleau, is calling for her release. Ferreira was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents while leaving her home in Revere, Massachusetts earlier this month.

"ICE arrested Bruna Caroline Ferreira, a criminal illegal alien from Brazil. She has a previous arrest for battery," a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson told WBZ-TV in a statement.

"She entered the U.S. on a B2 tourist visa that required her to depart the U.S. by June 6, 1999. She is currently at

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