ICE Arrests Mother of Karoline Leavitt's Nephew

Ferreira shares an 11-year-old son with Leavitt’s older brother, Michael. The couple were previously engaged and have joint custody, according to her attorney, Todd Pomerleau.

Karoline Leavitt, the country’s youngest White House press secretary at 28, doesn’t have a relationship with Ferreira, and the two women had not spoken in many years, a source told WMUR.

Ferreira’s son hasn’t spoken to his mother since her arrest, the lawyer added.

Since taking office, Trump and his team have organized a “mass deportation campaign,” which includes a push for people illegally in the country to “self-deport” as well as major law enforcement operations involving ICE, the Border Patrol and the National Guard in cities and towns across the US.

A relative of Ferreira set up a GoFundMe for her, saying she was brought to the US as a child in 1998 and followed all protocols.

“Since then, she has done everything in her power to build a stable, honest life here. She has maintained her legal status through DACA, followed every requirement, and has always strived to do the right thing,” the fundraiser said.

In 2014, Michael Leavitt won $1 million from a DraftKings daily fantasy football contest. At the time, he was engaged to Ferreira and their son was 8 months old. The young family posed for pictures on a giant novelty check provided by the gambling site.

“I need the lights fixed on the back of my car,” Ferreira told the North Andover, Mass., Eagle-Tribune at the time. “And we need a lamp for my son’s room. Other than that we don’t really need much. We have our health. We have a nice condo. We really are blessed.”