Democratic Senate nominee Troy Jackson is demanding the release of a Maine Medical Center nurse from Zambia after she was detained by ICE on Thursday at Logan Airport in Boston, Massachusetts. “I join the Maine State Nurses Association in demanding Debora’s immediate release from ICE detention, and I call on the Maine Medical Center to take immediate steps to formally sponsor her for permanent residency,” he added. To those who can make it, I encourage you to join Maine union nurses for an emergency demonstration today at 10:30 AM outside Maine Medical Center in Portland. pic.twitter.com/dLtWF29A4U — Troy Jackson (@TroyJackson207) August 5, 2026The nurses’ union revealed the situation on Tuesday and urged people to attend a planned protest outside the Maine Medical Center on Wednesday morning. The union is also demanding that the Maine Medical Center sponsor Kapisha’s bid for permanent resident status.