Jemmy Jimenez Rosa was held at Logan Airport for multiple days as her family and lawyers frantically tried to find information on her.
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A mother of three from Canton who is a legal permanent resident was detained for 10 days by federal agents earlier this month because she pleaded guilty to possessing a small amount of marijuana more than 20 years ago, according to her lawyer. The “outrageous” incident is prompting him to warn other non-citizens about the potential dangers of international travel under the current federal administration.
Jemmy Jimenez Rosa, a 42-year-old Peru native, is now back home with her husband and three daughters. She was detained by Customs and Border Protection at Logan Airport on Aug. 11 as she returned to Boston from a family vacation in Cancun, Mexico, according to her lawyer, Todd Pomerleau…