Woman charged with assaulting man in MAGA hat now faces deportation
(Meredith) – A woman accused of attacking a man earlier this month for wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat was detained Tuesday for being in the U.S. illegally, according to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Rosiane Santos, 41, was charged with assault, battery and disorderly conduct after she confronted 23-year-old Bryton Turner at the Casa Vallarta Mexican Restaurant in Falmouth, Massachusetts, on Feb. 15.
Turner said he was minding his own business when Santos knocked off his MAGA hat and pushed his head down. He posted video of the altercation to Facebook and said he initially “wasn’t going to press charges,” but changed his mind when she did it again.
“It’s just a hat at the end of the day,” Turner told WBZ after the incident. “I don’t really understand why people can’t just express themselves anymore, everybody has to get mad.”
In a statement to the Boston Globe, ICE spokesman John Mohan said Santos is an “unlawfully present citizen of Brazil.”
“She has since been released from ICE custody after being entered into removal proceedings in the federal immigration courts and provided a Notice to Appear at a future date before an immigration judge,” Mohan said.
Her lawyer, Katarina Kozakova, told the newspaper that Santos has a pending green card application and is married to a U.S. citizen.