White House breaks silence as Karoline Leavitt’s relative is taken by ICE

President Donald Trump considers illegal immigration one of the biggest threats to the United States and has pushed for tougher action against anyone living in the country without legal status.

But now, those hard-line policies are having consequences for people close to the White House’s top leadership.

Came in 1998

The situation surrounding Bruna Ferreira — the mother of Karoline Leavitt’s 11-year-old nephew — has drawn national attention after she was detained by ICE as part of the Trump administration’s ongoing immigration crackdown.

Ferreira, who came to the U.S. from Brazil as a child in 1998 on a tourist visa that later expired, is currently being held at the South Louisiana ICE Processing Center.Continue reading…