Posted on 07/27/2026 9:21:22 PM PDT by simpson96
OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested a 27-year-old Ecuadorian woman as she prepared to board a flight from Denver to Oakland on July 20, according to ICE and a friend who witnessed the arrest.
Chantal Morales Rojas had been living in Oakland and was returning from a visit to Denver with her former host family, according to Bay Area resident Alycia Dantzker. Dantzker said Rojas previously worked for the family as an au pair when they lived in Santa Cruz County. The family has since moved to Denver.
Dantzker said she has known Rojas for three years and described her as caring, calm and wise.
"She knows so much about babies. She's got this calm, a lot of wisdom, and just really, really smart and incredibly kind and caring," Dantzker said.
Dantzker said a man approached Rojas at Denver International Airport and questioned her about her immigration status. She said additional people in civilian clothes later gathered around Rojas on the jetway before she was taken into custody.
Dantzker recorded the arrest.
"It was hard to believe it was really happening. But I had a plan to record and bring as much attention to it as I could," she said.
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