"Dylan, now 21, was a student at ELLIS Preparatory Academy, a Bronx school geared toward older, newly arrived immigrant students, and his arrest was one of the highest-profile early examples of an unprecedented tactical shift in immigration enforcement last year in which officers arrested immigrants in the hallways of federal court following their legal hearings."
"A native of Venezuela, Dylan first entered the country in 2024 through a program under former President Joe Biden that allowed migrants to make appointments to cross the border and seek asylum."
"Dylan's arrest quickly earned local and national attention, prompting former Mayor Eric Adams' administration to file an amicus brief seeking his release, along with rallies and calls from national elected officials."
Dylan Lopez Contreras, a Venezuelan immigrant and student at ELLIS Preparatory Academy in the Bronx, was detained by federal immigration officials in 2024 during Trump's second term. His arrest exemplified a new enforcement tactic targeting immigrants in federal courthouses. After 10 months in custody, Dylan was released Tuesday night. His legal team, represented by the New York Legal Assistance Group, had filed a federal habeas corpus petition and appealed a denied asylum claim. Mayor Zohran Mamdani's administration and U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer's office advocated for his release. Dylan entered the country through Biden's migrant appointment program in 2024.
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