New York City welcomed home Dylan Lopez Contreras Thursday, March 19, 2026, with a homecoming celebration after spending nearly a year in an ICE detainment facility. Contreras, 21, was attending high school in the Bronx when he was arrested by ICE agents at a Lower Manhattan courthouse 10 months ago.
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Dylan Lopez Contreras speaks during a press conference at Middle Church after release from ICE detention on Thursday, March 19, 2026, in Brooklyn, New York.
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A supporter holds a sign during a press conference at Middle Church welcoming Dylan Lopez Contreras home from ICE detention on Thursday, March 19, 2026, in Brooklyn, New York.
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Mayor Zohran Mamdani holds Raiza Contreras’ hand during a press conference at Middle Church welcoming her son, Dylan Lopez Contreras, home from ICE detention on Thursday, March 19, 2026, in Brooklyn, New York.
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Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks during a press conference at Middle Church welcoming Dylan Lopez Contreras home from ICE detention on Thursday, March 19, 2026, in Brooklyn, New York.
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New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams speaks during a press conference at Middle Church welcoming Dylan Lopez Contreras home from ICE detention on Thursday, March 19, 2026, in Brooklyn, New York.
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Dylan Lopez Contreras gets a hug from his mother, Raiza Contreras, during a press conference at Middle Church on Thursday, March 19, 2026,, in Brooklyn, New York.
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Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks during a press conference at Middle Church welcoming Dylan Lopez Contreras home from ICE detention on Thursday, March 19, 2026, in Brooklyn, New York.
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Mayor Zohran Mamdani hugs Dylan Lopez Contreras’ during a press conference at Middle Church on Thursday, March 19, 2026, in Brooklyn, New York.
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Jacqui Lewis, Senior Minister at Middle Church, prays over Dylan Lopez Contreras and his mother Raiza Contreras, during a press conference at Middle Church welcoming Dylan Lopez Contreras home from ICE detention on Thursday, March 19, 2026, in Brooklyn, New York.
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Dylan Lopez Contreras walks into a press conference at Middle Church welcoming him home from ICE detention on Thursday, March 19, 2026, in Brooklyn, New York.