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Federal agents arrest passenger as she boards flight at Denver airport

Federal agents removed a traveler from a Southwest Airlines jetway at Denver International Airport Monday night and escorted her to a van on the tarmac, a video shared with 9NEWS shows.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement confirmed to 9NEWS that federal agents arrested Chantal Alejandra Morales Rojas, who they said was in the country with an expired visa.

An ICE spokesman said she entered the United States on Oct. 20, 2024, with a visa that expired Jan. 4, 2025.

The Southwest flight was traveling from Denver to Oakland.

For more on this story and others, please visit The Denver Gazette’s news partner 9NEWS.


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