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Trump Ally Accused of Using ICE to Deport Ex-Girlfriend, NYT Reports
Paolo Zampolli used his White House connections to ask a senior ICE official to detain his ex-partner amid a custody dispute; she was jailed in Miami and deported to Brazil.
- On Friday, The New York Times reported Paolo Zampolli asked Immigration and Customs Enforcement to detain and deport Amanda Ungaro amid a custody dispute, with ICE removing her from a Miami jail last year.
- Their custody fight began in 2023 when Ungaro left Zampolli, who sought to leverage her immigration status by contacting ICE to gain custody of their son amid ongoing litigation.
- Zampolli phoned ICE official David Venturella, who then called ICE’s Miami office to seize Ungaro before she posted bail; reporting shows Zampolli also contacted Corey Lewandowski for help.
- The case has disrupted the family’s living arrangements as their teenage son now splits time between parents amid ongoing custody proceedings, while the Department of Homeland Security said Amanda Ungaro’s removal was for an expired visa and called political favor claims FALSE.
- Zampolli’s long ties to Trump amplify scrutiny, as The New York Times reported, 'In the city’s modeling scene, Mr. Zampolli also intersected with Jeffrey Epstein, the financier who would later be accused of sexually abusing hundreds of girls and young women'.
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Brazilian ex-model says Trump ally used influence to have her deported amid child custody battle
In an exclusive interview with O GLOBO, Amanda Ungaro says Paolo Zampolli — a White House–linked envoy — asked ICE to detain her and later contacted prosecutors about the couple’s son’s testimony
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How Trump Friend Paolo Zampolli Weaponised ICE Against His Ex-Partner, Report Claims
Paolo Zampolli, a former modelling agent serving as a special envoy to the president, reportedly contacted a senior official at Immigration and Customs Enforcement to flag his ex-partner's immigration status during an ongoing custody dispute, according to a report published on Thursday. The move, the report alleges, led directly to the deportation of his former partner to Brazil. Amanda Ungaro, a Brazilian national and the mother of Zampolli's t…
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Leaning Left13Leaning Right3Center2Last UpdatedBias Distribution72% Left
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