Detained Engineer Challenges ICE Detention | Oakland News

A software engineer and student from Ecuador, Chantal Morales Rojas, was detained at Denver International Airport and is now held at the Aurora ICE Processing Center, sparking a legal battle over unlawful arrest. Her attorneys argue ICE detained her without a warrant or individual assessment, despite her three-and-a-half years of legal residence, work authorization, and pending immigration approval. ICE defends its actions as lawful under immigration law, while her habeas petition demands immediate release or justification for continued detention — all as the facility faces a tuberculosis outbreak. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/fb746fddb7b83015