Four undocumented individuals have escaped from the Delaney Hall Detention Center in Newark, New Jersey. This facility was recently in the news when Representative Ramonica McQuiver (D-NJ), facing federal charges, was seen confronting federal immigration authorities there.
On Friday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced a $10,000 reward for information leading to the apprehension of these individuals. The deadline for tips is June 12th.
This detention center works closely with Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) and typically houses undocumented immigrants detained in the Mikuni region for various offenses.
A senior DHS official remarked, “DHS has observed four detainees fleeing from a private Delaney Hall detention facility.”
Law enforcement agencies are collaborating to track down these escapees, and tips are coming in. If you have any information that could help locate these individuals, please contact 911 or the ICE tip line at 866-DHS-2-ICE. The DHS and the FBI are offering a reward for info leading to the arrests of these individuals deemed a public safety risk.
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DHS has also shared details about the escaped individuals. Bautista Reyes, from Honduras and undocumented since 2021, was arrested in May for aggravated assault in New Jersey, along with charges related to threats of terrorism and illegal possession of a weapon.
Sandoval Lopez, also from Honduras and having entered the U.S. illegally in 2019, faced another arrest in February for aggravated assault after a previous charge for illegal handgun possession in October 2024.
Castaneda – Rozada, originally from Colombia and undocumented since 2022, was arrested in May in New Jersey on charges related to conspiracy, theft, and robbery.
Pineda Mogoron, another undocumented Colombian who overstayed a tourist visa after entering the U.S. in 2023, was arrested in April for theft in New York City and subsequently in New Jersey for home invasion, conspiracy, and possession of burglary tools.
