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ICE Moves Detained Nurse Kapisha to Louisiana; Nurses Protest

8/5/2026

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ICE will transfer nurse Debora Kapisha from Massachusetts to Louisiana on Wednesday, separating her from family.
The Maine State Nurses Association said ICE detained Kapisha on July 30 at Boston Logan Airport.
United States nurses at Maine Medical Center will protest at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday on the Western Promenade near 22 Bramhall St. while attorneys and union representatives seek her release and ask the hospital to sponsor her for permanent residency.

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ICE will transfer nurse Debora Kapisha from Massachusetts to Louisiana on Wednesday, separating her from family.
The Maine State Nurses Association said ICE detained Kapisha on July 30 at Boston Logan Airport.
United States nurses at Maine Medical Center will protest at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday on the Western Promenade near 22 Bramhall St. while attorneys and union representatives seek her release and ask the hospital to sponsor her for permanent residency.