The actions of the migration agency ICE have repeatedly caused protests in America. Now this has apparently happened to a woman close to Trump spokesperson Leavitt: According to the media, her nephew’s mother was arrested and will be deported.
According to media reports, the ICE migration agency has arrested a woman from the family of US government spokesperson Karoline Leavitt. This was the mother of Leavitt’s nephew who was said to be from Brazil.
He was taken to a deportation facility run by the ICE migration agency in Louisiana, US media reported. The woman has a son from her past relationship with Leavitt’s brother, Michael.
ICE arrests are part of stricter US migration policies. The Trump administration has strongly pushed for the deportation of people believed to be living in the country without valid documents. Leavitt has also defended the course in the past, but he did not comment on the specific case.
Contradictory Declaration
Information differs regarding the details of the arrests and the living situations of those affected. A US government official confirmed the family’s relationship with local broadcaster WBUR. According to NBC News, the woman did not live with the boy. The eleven-year-old had always lived with his father in New Hampshire, the station said, citing a person familiar with the case.
The woman’s attorney, Todd Pomerleau, denied reports to WBUR that his client has no relationship with her son and does not have custody. These claims are not true, he said. “They share custody of their child.”
According to his relatives, he entered America in 1998
Based on an Internet request for donations from relatives, the woman entered the US with her parents in 1998 and then lived legally in the US under the Daca program. This is a protected status for people who entered the US irregularly with their parents as children.
However, the status can be revoked, for example if the person is guilty of something. Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin told WBUR that the woman had been arrested previously for assault.
However, Pomerleau’s attorney denied to CNN that he has a criminal record. Its status could not be renewed several years ago when US President Donald Trump tried to end the program during his first term. However, he is currently working on obtaining US citizenship through the regular naturalization process.
Trump had announced during the election campaign that he would take tough action against immigrants without legal residence permits and deport millions of undocumented foreigners. Since he took office in January, ICE officers have conducted raids across the country. The deployment of heavily armed and masked officers in public places to confront suspected illegal immigrants sparked protests and heated debate in the United States.
