Debora Kapisha, a medical-surgical nurse at Maine Medical Center in Portland, has been released after spending a week in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

The Maine Medical Center nurse who was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for a week has released a statement following her release from ICE custody. Debora Kapisha is back in ...

Nurses, healthcare workers, and supporters rally outside Maine Medical Center in Portland, Maine, to call for the release of Debora Kapisha from ICE detention on Aug. 5, 2026. (Joseph Prezioso / AFP ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Courtesy of the Kapisha family U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree announced Thursday that Debora Kapisha, the Maine Medical Center nurse ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Debora Kapisha, a registered nurse from Zambia, was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents on July 30 while she ...

Nurses outside Maine's largest hospital staged a protest Wednesday demanding the release of a colleague who was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement but has since been released. PHOTO / ...

PORTLAND, Maine (WMTW) — Healthcare workers in Portland rallied Wednesday to demand the release of a registered nurse they say was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The protest was held ...