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 teenage son, had been arrested in Miami on workplace fraud charges when the alleged contact was made. With Ungaro in detention, Zampolli allegedly approached immigration authorities and alerted them to her legal status, a decision the report contends effectively removed her from the custody proceedings before she could contest them. Zampolli confirmed he made contact but denied intending to initiate her deportation, while the Department of Homeland Security rejected the claims of political favouritism.
