Legal permanent resident detained 10 days over pardoned 20-year-old conviction
Aug 28, 2025·Location: Boston, MA
Country of origin: 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
Sources
- Mom with green card detained for 10 days after family vacation released
Newsweek·Aug 21, 2025·archived copy
- CourtListener
- Canton mom held by ICE and CBP for 10 days over decades-old pardoned pot charge
boston.com·Aug 29, 2025·archived copy
- masslive.com
- Legal U.S. Resident Detained For 10 Days After Returning From Vacation With Her Family
HuffPost·Aug 26, 2025·archived copy
- 25 Investigates: Canton mom detained at Logan Airport despite legal status released from ICE custody
boston25news.com·Aug 26, 2025·archived copy
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