The NYLAG confirmed that Dylan Lopez Contreras, 20, was released from Moshannon Valley Processing Center, the Pennsylvania ICE facility where he has been held for the last 10 months.<\/p>\n
Dylan Lopez Contreras, 20, was arrested in a lower Manhattan courthouse after attending a mandatory immigration hearing last May.<\/p>\n
Contreras, who is from Venezuela, is a student at Ellis Prep High School in Marble Hill. He was the first New York City public school student detained by ICE.<\/p>\n
“All glory and honor belong to God, who opened doors and made the impossible possible,” said his mother, Raiza Contreras. “I am grateful to everyone who, in one way or another, played a part in offering support and strength, and were always there. Very soon, my son will be back with his siblings and me\u2014it is both a relief and a blessing.”<\/p>\n
The Department of Homeland Security said previously<\/a> that Contreras entered the country illegally in April 2024 under a Biden-era program.<\/p>\n Since arriving in the U.S., the 20-year-old enrolled at Ellis Prep, a NYC public school for immigrant students who have recently come to the U.S. within the last year and are working to learn English.<\/p>\n