"A New Jersey immigration judge has ordered the deportation of a Bronx high school student who has spent more than four months in federal custody, his attorneys who plan to appeal the decision said Wednesday. Dylan Lopez Contreras, a Venezuelan-born student at Ellis Prep High School in the Bronx, was arrested on May 21 in Lower Manhattan while attending a mandatory immigration hearing tied to his asylum application."
"His arrest was the first involving a New York City public school student during President Trump's second term, a period marked by aggressive federal efforts to remove undocumented immigrants regardless of criminal history. The Department of Homeland Security has argued that the 20-year-old entered the United States illegally in April 2024, a claim his lawyers and supporters strongly dispute. Contreras' attorneys maintain that he entered the country legally, applied for asylum in a timely manner, and complied with all court requirements."
A New Jersey immigration judge ordered the deportation of 20-year-old Venezuelan-born Dylan Lopez Contreras, a student at Ellis Prep High School in the Bronx, after denying his asylum claim. He was arrested on May 21 in Lower Manhattan while attending a mandatory immigration hearing and has spent more than four months in ICE custody at the Moshannon Valley Processing Center in Pennsylvania. The Department of Homeland Security contends he entered the United States illegally in April 2024; his attorneys maintain he entered legally, applied for asylum timely, and complied with court requirements. He has 30 days to appeal and attorneys plan to seek his release on bond and exhaust legal avenues.
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