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DACA recipient detained at Boston airport after Noah Kahan concert, judge orders release

Jul 16, 2026 · Boston, MA, Colombia

DACA recipient detained at Boston airport after Noah Kahan concert, judge orders release

Maria Rosales, a 32-year-old DACA recipient who came to the U.S. from Colombia at age 4, was detained by ICE at Logan Airport on July 10, 2026, while trying to board a flight home to Orlando after attending a Noah Kahan concert at Fenway Park with friends from her color guard group. Rosales, who has lived in the U.S. for 28 years, works as a dermatologist's assistant treating skin cancer patients and founded and directs Vestige Winter Guard, an indoor color guard troupe in Florida. Friends and colleagues describe her as a hard worker and integral part of Florida's performing arts community. ICE cited a 2017 removal order from an immigration checkpoint encounter in New Mexico, though her attorney says she was unaware of it and never received proper hearing details. Her DACA renewal has been pending since 2023. She was held at a Burlington facility until a federal judge ordered her release on July 21, finding ICE failed to comply with statutory detention procedures.

Timeline

Jul 21, 2026Federal judge ordered release, finding ICE failed to comply with statutory detention procedures
Jul 16, 2026Attorney filed habeas corpus petition and obtained emergency court order preventing transfer outside Massachusetts
Jul 10, 2026Detained by ICE at Logan Airport while boarding flight home to Orlando after attending Noah Kahan concert at Fenway Park
Jan 1, 2023DACA renewal application filed; renewal remained pending
Jan 1, 2017Received notice to appear at immigration checkpoint in New Mexico without proper hearing details, resulting in removal order

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