The mother of White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt’s nephew has been taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) due to an immigration issue.

According to NBC News, the mother of Leavitt’s nephew, Bruna Carolina Ferreira, was detained in Revere, Massachusetts, earlier this month.

A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson confirmed the news, stating Ferreira is a “criminal illegal from Brazil.” She is being accused of staying on an expired tourist visa since 1999.

The spokesperson further revealed that Ferreira is being held at a South Louisiana ICE Processing Center for a “previous arrest for battery.”

Sources close to the situation told NBC News that the press secretary’s nephew, Michael Leavitt Junior, has lived full-time in New Hampshire since birth.

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