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Legal permanent resident detained 10 days over pardoned 20-year-old conviction

Aug 28, 2025 · Boston, MA, Peru

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.

Timeline

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

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