Overview
- He was freed early Wednesday from the Moshannon Valley ICE facility in Pennsylvania and reunited with his family in the Bronx, according to advocates and his lawyers.
- ICE arrested him on May 21, 2025, after a routine immigration court hearing in Lower Manhattan; he had no criminal record and was enrolled at ELLIS Prep.
- His legal team says the precise basis for the release has not been disclosed, and court records show his asylum claim was denied and is now on appeal.
- DHS contends he entered the U.S. illegally and was subject to expedited removal, while his attorneys maintain he entered legally and sought asylum.
- Elected officials and advocates, including Sen. Chuck Schumer, Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani, pressed for his release, and a news conference is scheduled today in Manhattan.