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Venezuelan student freed after months in US immigration custody

Dylan Contreras, a Venezuelan student, was released after spending 10 months in US immigration custody due to enforcement of President Trump's deportation plans.
Contreras was detained in May following an immigration hearing in New York City and then transferred to a detention center in Pennsylvania, which caused public backlash.
US immigration officials stated that Contreras was in the country illegally after seeking asylum in 2024.
At a news conference, Contreras described detention as 'really terrible' and was supported by his mother, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, and Governor Kathy Hochul, who condemned his arrest.

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Venezuelan student freed after months in US immigration custody

Democrats and activists celebrated Thursday the release of a US high school student from Venezuela who spent 10 months in custody after his arrest by immigration officials enforcing President Donald Trump's mass deportation plans.

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