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FBI officials in Newark, New Jersey, have confirmed that three of four escaped illegal immigrant inmates have been detained.
The four inmates, whom the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) described as “public safety threats,” broke out of Delaney Hall, a privately run ICE detention facility, on the evening of June 12.
This week, the agency captured Franklin Norberto Bautista-Reyes, Joel Enrique Sandoval-Lopez, and Joan Sebastian Castaneda-Lozada. Andres Felipe Pineda-Mogollon remains at large.
The three captured suspects, who were living in the United States illegally, are from Honduras, while Pineda-Mogollon was born in Colombia. The FBI is offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to the arrest of Pineda Mogollon.
Demonstrators gathered to voice opposition to detention policies and call for accountability at the facility. (Lokman Vural Elibol/Anadolu)
At approximately 9 p.m. on June 12, a group of protesters blocked an SUV from exiting an ancillary gate at Delaney Hall, forcing it to back into the facility.
DHS contested reporting that there had been widespread unrest at the facility, saying the private detention center “remains dedicated to providing high-quality services, including around-the-clock access to medical care, in-person and virtual legal and family visitation, general and legal library access, translation services, dietician-approved meals, religious and specialty diets, recreational amenities, and opportunities to practice their religious beliefs.”
Fox News’ Sandy Ibrahim, Peter Pinedo, Jasmine Baehr and Jennifer Johnson contributed to this report.
