Immigration judge orders ICE to release Brazilian
An immigration judge ordered the release of Bruna Ferreira, 33, from ICE custody on a $1,500 bond while she contests deportation, after she was arrested Nov. 12 in Revere, Massachusetts and later held in Louisiana. Ferreira’s attorney said the government stipulated she is neither a danger nor a flight risk and waived appeal, while DHS called her a 'criminal illegal alien' and alleged a battery arrest, which the attorney denies; Ferreira is a longtime Massachusetts resident, a DACA enrollee, and was in the process of applying for a green card.
📌 Key Facts
- Bond set at $1,500; periodic mandatory ICE check-ins required
- Arrested Nov. 12 in Revere, MA; transferred to a Louisiana detention facility
- DHS labeled her a 'criminal illegal alien' alleging a battery arrest; defense denies allegation
📊 Relevant Data
Undocumented immigrants are arrested at less than half the rate of U.S.-born citizens for violent and drug crimes, and a quarter the rate for property crimes.
Undocumented Immigrant Offending Rate Lower Than U.S.-Born Citizen Rate — docs.house.gov
There are approximately 3,770 active DACA recipients from Brazil.
How many DACA recipients are there? — USAFacts
As of 2020, there were an estimated 1,775,000 Brazilian Americans, representing 0.53% of the U.S. population.
Brazilian Americans — Wikipedia
In 2020, at least 416,000 Brazilians described themselves as Hispanic or Latino on the Census Bureau's annual American Community Survey.
How a coding error provided a rare glimpse into Latino identity among Brazilians in the U.S. — Pew Research Center
Nearly 110,000 DACA requestors out of nearly 889,000 (12%) had arrest records, with 85% of those with arrests approved for DACA.
USCIS Releases Report on Arrest Histories of Illegal Aliens who Request DACA — USCIS