N.Y.C. High School Student Freed After 10 Months in ICE Detention

New York Times
by Ana Ley
March 18, 2026
3 min read

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A New York City high school student was released after 10 months in ICE detention, the first reported case since Trump took office.

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High school students in the U.S. face risk of ICE detention during school hours, potentially affecting due process rights for minors in immigration cases.

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Dylan Lopez Contreras, a New York City high school student, has been freed after spending 10 months in Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention. His arrest last year marked the first reported case of a public school student in the city being taken into federal immigration custody since President Trump took office in January 2025. The case drew attention to the Trump administration's immigration enforcement operations and their impact on students in the city's school system. Lopez Contreras's release comes amid broader scrutiny of ICE detention practices and their effect on vulnerable populations, including minors in educational settings. The incident underscores tensions between local education authorities and federal immigration enforcement in one of the nation's largest school districts.

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