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Bronx Student Seized at Immigration Court Is Freed From ICE Custody After 10 Months

His asylum case remains on appeal, with no public explanation from the government for the release.

Dylan Contreras, recently released from ICE detention, sits between Power Malu and Candice Braun, two immigration activists.
Raiza, center, mother of Dylan Lopez Contreras, the first public high school student detained by federal agents, attends a press conference outside the Jacob K. Javits federal building, in New York City, on July 17, 2025.
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Overview

  • Dylan Lopez Contreras was released early Wednesday from the Moshannon Valley ICE Processing Center in Pennsylvania and returned to New York City, according to advocates and his legal team.
  • He was detained by ICE on May 21, 2025, after a routine immigration hearing in Lower Manhattan, becoming the first known NYC public school student taken into custody during President Donald Trump’s second term.
  • Attorneys said they have not yet seen paperwork explaining the decision, and DHS did not respond to requests for comment on the release.
  • A federal judge previously denied his habeas petition and an immigration judge denied his asylum claim; his lawyers have appealed the immigration ruling.
  • Elected officials and advocates — including Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Sen. Chuck Schumer, and Gov. Kathy Hochul — had publicly pressed for his release, though authorities have not linked their efforts to the outcome.