Maine nurse freed from ICE detention after community outcry

Debora Kapisha, a medical-surgical nurse at Maine Medical Center who works with dialysis patients and is originally from Zambia, was detained by ICE at Boston’s Logan Airport while her asylum case remains pending. After a week of rallies and support from nurses, hospital colleagues, and advocates, she was released and reunited with her family. The union and employer say she has been living and working legally in the U.S. during her asylum proceedings, highlighting how immigration enforcement can impact healthcare workers and hospital staffing amid a broader enforcement surge.