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NYC Officials, Students Rally After ICE Detains Bronx Immigrant Student

After his asylum claim was dismissed, Contreras has been shuffled through four detention centers as advocates press for his release.

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Schools Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos, NY elected officials rally for the ICE release of an asylum seeker from Venezuela and a student at ELLIS Preparatory Academy. (Cayla Bamberger/New York Daily News)
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Overview

  • Dylan Josue Lopez Contreras, a 20-year-old Venezuelan student at Ellis Preparatory Academy, was arrested by ICE on May 21 after attending a mandatory immigration hearing where his asylum case was dismissed.
  • He entered the U.S. legally in April 2024 under a Biden-era humanitarian parole program and is now in expedited removal proceedings.
  • ICE has moved Contreras between detention centers in Pennsylvania, Texas, Louisiana and New Jersey, complicating his legal representation and access to medical care.
  • About 500 NYC high school students staged a walkout on May 27, and 23 protesters were arrested during a rally outside Tweed Courthouse on May 29.
  • Schools Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos and elected officials including Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, Reps. Nydia Velázquez and Ritchie Torres demand his release, while Mayor Eric Adams reiterated the city’s non-coordination with ICE on civil detainers.