"Dylan Lopez Contreras, the first New York City public school student detained by federal immigration officials during President Donald Trump's second term, was released Tuesday night after spending 10 months in federal custody, according to his mother and his legal team. Dylan, now 21, was a student at ELLIS Preparatory Academy, a Bronx school geared toward older, newly arrived immigrant students."
"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. Chalkbeat first reported Dylan's arrest."
"His legal team was thankful to Mayor Zohran Mamdani's administration and to the office of U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer who'd been advocating for his release. Dylan's federal habeas corpus petition was denied. An immigration judge also denied his asylum claim, but his lawyers appealed."
Dylan Lopez Contreras, a 21-year-old Venezuelan student at ELLIS Preparatory Academy in the Bronx, was released after 10 months in federal custody. He was arrested in an unprecedented immigration enforcement tactic where officers detained immigrants in federal courthouse hallways following legal hearings. His legal team from the New York Legal Assistance Group credited Mayor Zohran Mamdani's administration and U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer's office with advocating for his release. Dylan entered the country in 2024 through a Biden-era appointment program for asylum seekers. His case garnered significant attention, prompting former Mayor Eric Adams' administration to file legal briefs and drawing support from national elected officials and community rallies.
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