"At first, they played dumb and acted like it was a traffic stop, said her lawyer, Todd Pomerleau. They don't show any warrant, and then apparently, they manufactured a warrant when she was in Vermont several hours later, which is highly unusual. It seemed like they knew exactly where she was gonna be, Pomerleau continued, to which Burnett responded, It sounds like you're saying you were targeted. Ferreira said the arrest seemed to be premeditated and very organized."
"Last month, as she was driving to pick up her son in a Boston suburb, Ferreira described being whisked away by a swarm of people in an unmarked vehicle. She told Burnett that the officers didn't have a warrant: They asked me, Is your name Bruna?' And I just asked, Well, how do you know who I am?' At first, they played dumb and acted like it was a traffic stop, said her lawyer, Todd Pomerleau."
Bruna-Caroline Ferreira immigrated from Brazil in 1998 at age six. She shares custody of her son with Karoline Leavitt's brother; the child is Leavitt's nephew and godson. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Ferreira last month while she was driving to pick up her son in a Boston suburb. Officers did not present a warrant at the scene and initially treated the encounter like a traffic stop. Her attorney says she is pursuing a green card and is protected under an Obama-era immigration policy. ICE asserts she overstayed a tourist visa. Ferreira was held without family contact for 26 days and repeatedly transferred without being told locations.
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