White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt is facing unexpected scrutiny after one of her relatives — labeled by DHS as a “criminal illegal alien” — was detained by ICE in Massachusetts. Bruna Caroline Ferreira, a Brazil-born former DACA recipient, was taken into custody in Revere after allegedly overstaying a tourist visa that expired in 1999. Ferreira shares an 11-year-old son with Leavitt’s brother, Michael, placing the incident directly in the White House’s orbit.

A powerful storm system is hammering the Gulf Coast with severe thunderstorms, heavy rain, and flooding threats. Cities like Houston, Austin, Baton Rouge, and New Orleans are under severe weather alerts, with risks of damaging winds, hail, and isolated tornadoes. Authorities have issued Flood Watches and urged residents to stay alert and avoid water-covered roads.