Trump Associate Contacts ICE After Ex-Partners Arrest

Paolo Zampolli, a longtime associate of President Donald Trump who serves as the U.S. Special Representative for Global Partnerships, contacted a senior Immigration and Customs Enforcement official in June 2025 after his former partner, Amanda Ungaro, was arrested in Miami on charges of fraud and practicing medicine without a license. The outreach occurred amid an ongoing custody dispute between Zampolli and Ungaro over their teenage son, and it preceded Ungaro's transfer to federal immigration custody and her eventual deportation to Brazil.

Ungaro, a Brazilian national, had been living in the United States on temporary visas since arriving as a 17-year-old model in 2002. Her most recent visa expired in 2019. She and her then-husband, a Brazilian doctor, operated a medical spa in Florida where authorities alleged they provided unlicensed cosmetic procedures, including Botox and facelifts. The arrests followed an investigation prompted by tips to local police, resulting in charges of grand theft and related offenses. Ungaro's husband, who held a green card, was released on bond, but Ungaro remained in local custody initially.

According to records and accounts from individuals...