A woman who grabbed a “Make America Great Again” hat off a man’s head in a Massachusetts restaurant faces deportation, but her immigration lawyer said she is in the U.S. legally.
Rosiane Santos was charged with assault and battery for grabbing Bryton Turner’s hat bearing President Donald Trump’s campaign slogan in a Falmouth restaurant Feb. 15. She pleaded not guilty.
Turner recorded the encounter and posted it online.
The 41-year-old Santos was taken into custody Tuesday by Immigration and Customs Enforcement and released pending removal proceedings. ICE said the Brazil native is in the U.S. illegally.
Immigration attorney Katarina Kozakova said Santos married a U.S. citizen and has applied for a green card.
Turner said that he “never would’ve assumed she was illegal” and that “now she has to suffer the consequences.”