Sunday, 15 June 2025

Migrants Escape Immigrant Detention Facility

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Four migrants reportedly escaped from an immigration detention facility in Newark, New Jersey.

New Jersey officials are searching for the detainees who escaped from the Delaney Hall immigrant detention facility.

“DHS has become aware of 4 detainees at the privately held Delaney Hall Detention Facility escaping,” the Department of Homeland Security told USA TODAY.

Per USA TODAY:

In a post on X, Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka referenced the escaped detainees while criticizing the conditions inside the detention facility.

“This entire situation lacks sufficient oversight of every basic detail – including local zoning laws and fundamental constitutional rights,” Baraka said. “We must put an end to this chaos and not allow this operation to continue unchecked.”

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Federal immigration agents arrested Baraka on May 9 and charged him with trespassing when he went to visit Delaney Hall. The charge was later dropped.

“I didn’t go there to break any laws, I didn’t break any laws,” Baraka said at the time of the incident. “I was there as the mayor of the city, exercising my right and duty as an elected official.”

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“The @nypost can report that these are the four ICE detainees who escaped from the Delaney Hall detention center in Newark yesterday. A $10,000 reward is being offered to anyone who can help track them down,” reporter Jennie Taer wrote.

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The @nypost can report that these are the four ICE detainees who escaped from the Delaney Hall detention center in Newark yesterday. A $10,000 reward is being offered to anyone who can help track them down.

Franklin Norberto Bautista-Reyes
An illegal alien from Honduras who illegally entered the U.S. in 2021 under the Biden administration.

On May 3, 2025, the Wayne Township, New Jersey Police Department arrested Bautista for aggravated assault, attempt to cause bodily injury, terroristic threats, and possession of a weapon for unlawful purposes.

Joel Enrique Sandoval-Lopez
An illegal alien from Honduras who illegally entered the U.S. as a minor in 2019.

On October 3, 2024, the New Jersey Passaic Police Department arrested Sandoval for unlawful possession of a handgun.

He was arrested again on February 15, 2025, by the Passaic Police Department for aggravated assault.

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Joan Sebastian Castaneda-Lozada
An illegal alien from Colombia who illegally entered the U.S. in 2022 under the Biden administration.

On May 15, 2025, the New Jersey Hammonton Police Department arrested Castaneda for burglary, theft, and conspiracy to commit burglary.

Andres Pineda-Mogollon
An illegal alien from Colombia who overstayed a tourist visa and entered the U.S. in 2023 under the Biden administration.

On April 25, 2025, the NYPD arrested Pineda for petit larceny.

On May 21, 2025, the Union, New Jersey Police Department arrested Pineda for residential burglary, conspiracy residential burglary, and possession of burglary tools.

Anonymous tips may be reported via the toll-free ICE tip line, (866) 347-2423.

Gothamist reports:

The Delaney Hall immigration detention center in Newark, New Jersey is evacuating all detainees and may face closure after four people escaped Thursday night, according to federal officials who toured the site on Friday.

U.S. Sen. Andy Kim and Rep. Robert Menendez visited the facility and spoke with site leaders in the wake of Thursday evening’s incident – an uprising that advocates and attorneys say was sparked by inadequate food and inhumane conditions. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security confirmed Friday that four detainees had escaped, and said multiple agencies were assisting with the search.

Kim said the center is undergoing a “major security review” to assess the safety of the site, after detainees in one unit broke through an exterior wall and escaped into an ICE parking lot. He said the wall was made of drywall and a mesh interior. “That doesn’t sound secure to anybody,” Kim quipped.

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“It shows just how shoddy construction was here — what happens when we’re paying for billions of dollars of for-profit prisons that are skirting the responsibilities that they have and trying to pocket as much of that money as possible,” said Kim, a staunch opponent of the detention center.

Delaney Hall was recently reopened as a private prison contracted by DHS to be an immigrant detention facility. It has been the site of ongoing protests and was where Newark Mayor Ras Baraka and U.S. Rep. LaMonica McIver were arrested last month after trying to tour the facility. The site now has become a focal point of the Trump administration’s aggressive deportation policy and its closure would be a significant victory for Trump critics and local leaders.


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