Overview

• On May 21, ICE agents arrested Dylan, a 20-year-old Venezuelan attending ELLIS Preparatory Academy, outside 26 Federal Plaza after a judge dismissed his asylum claim.
• The government had asked the court to drop deportation proceedings, but the ruling also voided his pending asylum protections.
• His attorneys believe he is now in a Pennsylvania immigration facility, though repeated moves between centers have complicated contact.
• Schools Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos issued a statement of support for Dylan and reassured immigrant families that public schools remain safe spaces.
• Dylan’s legal team is preparing a petition for special immigrant juvenile status as a pathway toward permanent residency.