The mother of White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt's nephew was ordered released from immigration detention on Monday, according to her attorney.

NOTE: The video is from a previous report.

Bruna Caroline Ferreira, who is in the process of obtaining a green card and previously held DACA status, was ordered released by an immigration judge on a minimum bond of $1,500.

Ferreira's attorney, Todd Pomerleau, told ABC News that he argued at a hearing that his client is not a "criminal illegal alien," as described by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), nor that she is a flight risk.

Ferreira is expected to be released Monday or Tuesday, according to Pomerleau.

The White House did not immediately respond to an ABC News request for comment.

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