US EditionBronx Student Dylan Contreras Released from ICE After 10 Months
Dylan Contreras was detained after a routine immigration hearing despite legal status claims; his release followed intense legal battles and advocacy by officials and immigrant groups.
- Dylan Lopez Contreras, a Venezuelan high school student in the Bronx, was released by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement after being detained for 10 months.
- As the first NYC public school student detained under President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, Contreras was arrested during a routine Manhattan hearing last May while attending ELLIS Prep, a Bronx high school.
- Advocates and elected officials rallied around Contreras, noting he had no criminal record and calling his detention an example of ICE's approach.
- U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer pushed the White House and said on Wednesday that the Trump administration heeded his calls; Mayor Zohran Mamdani celebrated the release but criticized the detainment.
- Advocates linked Contreras's case to wider Columbia University-linked deportation cases, while his mother joined Schumer at the State of the Union, highlighting national attention.
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Dylan López Contreras, the first high school student detained by ICE in New York, released after nearly 10 months
On May 21, 2025, Dylan López Contreras, a 20-year-old Venezuelan (now 21), went to immigration court in New York for a routine hearing, but ended up being handcuffed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) inside the courtroom. He became the first high school student in the state detained under the tactic of arresting someone during a hearing. He spent nearly 10 months at the Moshannon Valley Detention Center, a remote facility in Pennsylva…
Bronx student detained by ICE to speak after release
NEW YORK (PIX11) -- Bronx high school student Dylan Contreras, who Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained on May 21, 2025, is expected to hold a press conference alongside several local immigration, legal aid groups, and elected officials on Friday morning. Contreras was released from a facility in Pennsylvania after being detained while going through the legal process [...]
Dylan came to the U.S. in 2024 and, one year later, a hearing in an immigration court was held by agents. A judge came to want to escort him, but lawyers got his release.
The first immigrant student from the New York City education system who was arrested since U.S. President Donald Trump returned to power was released Wednesday after ten months in a detention center. Venezuelan student Dylan López Contreras was placed in custody on May 21 by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents after attending a scheduled court hearing related to his asylum application.
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