Woman Arrested by ICE at Denver Airport Now Fighting Forced Ankle Monitor
August 18, 2026·Location: Denver, CO

Chantal Alejandra Morales Rojas, 27, an Ecuadorian woman who entered the U.S. on a J-1 au pair visa, was detained by ICE at Denver International Airport on July 20 while preparing to board a flight back to Oakland, where she had been working as a nanny. After a federal judge ordered her release following six weeks in detention, ICE required her to wear an ankle monitor; her attorneys have filed an amended habeas corpus petition arguing the agency lacked authority to impose that condition after an immigration judge ordered her release without added restrictions. Her case prompted a GoFundMe campaign that has raised more than $137,000, and her attorney separately represents three other immigrants arrested by ICE at the Denver airport.
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