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Jemmy J.R.: Mother of four with green card held by CBP without proper medication

Jemmy Jimenez Rosa, 42, a green-card holder and mother of four from Peru, was detained 10 days after a family vacation over a pardoned 20-year-old conviction. A judge ordered her released August 28.

Aug 28, 2025Boston, MACountry of origin: Peru

Jemmy J.R.: Mother of four with green card held by CBP without proper medication
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Jemmy Jimenez Rosa, a 42-year-old legal permanent resident from Peru with a valid green card for over 20 years and mother of four, was detained by CBP and ICE for 10 days after returning from a family vacation in Mexico on August 11, 2025. Her detention was based on a marijuana possession conviction from over 20 years ago that had been pardoned and her record sealed. Rosa was initially held at Boston Logan International Airport for four days without proper medication or access to basic necessities, then transferred to a detention center in Maine without being informed she had legal representation despite CBP agents promising to relay that information. She experienced an anxiety attack during detention. She was not entered into any federal detainee database for three days, making it difficult for lawyers to locate her or seek a bond hearing. Her attorney challenged the detention as unconstitutional, leading to her release on August 28, 2025.

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Aug 28, 2025—Rosa released from custody following legal challenge to detention as unconstitutional
Aug 11, 2025—Jemmy Jimenez Rosa detained by CBP and ICE at Boston Logan International Airport after returning from family vacation in Mexico
Aug 11, 2025—Rosa not entered into federal detainee database for three days, complicating legal efforts to locate her and seek bond hearing
Aug 11, 2025—Rosa transferred to detention facility in Maine without being informed she had legal representation
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