Ferreira was allegedly detained after being accused of overstaying a B2 tourist visa, which expired in 1999, and having a previous arrest for battery.
“She has a previous arrest for battery. She entered the U.S. on a B2 tourist visa that required her to depart the U.S. by June 6, 1999,” a DHS spokesperson told The Daily Beast.
Ferreira’s legal team, however, disputes the claims, insisting that Ferreira has no criminal convictions.
The woman’s family are now speaking out to defend her, with her sister speaking to the Boston Globe to challenge the narrative that she is a “criminal illegal alien”.
“She’s more American than she is anything else,” said Graziela Dos Santos Rodrigues. She also took aim at Karoline Leavitt, criticizing the press secContinue reading…
