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FBI Recaptures Two of Four Detainees After Delaney Hall Breakout

A $10,000 reward has been issued by federal authorities to aid the search for the two detainees still at large.

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Immigration enforcement agents guard outside the Delaney Hall Detention Facility during a protest over federal immigration enforcement raids in Newark, New Jersey on June 12, 2025.
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Authorities have confirmed the capture of Joel Enrique Sandoval-Lopez (R) and Joan Sebastian Castaneda-Lozada (L)

Overview

  • Two detainees, Joel Enrique Sandoval-Lopez and Joan Sebastian Castaneda-Lozada, were recaptured by June 15 after breaking out of Delaney Hall on June 12.
  • Franklin Norberto Bautista-Reyes and Andres Pineda-Mogollon remain at large with a joint FBI and DHS reward of $10,000 for information leading to their arrest.
  • Investigators say the men escaped by breaching a mesh-reinforced drywall barrier during protests over delayed and undersized meal portions.
  • The security breach has prompted a review of Delaney Hall’s procedures and infrastructure at the GEO Group–operated facility under contract with ICE.
  • Newark Mayor Ras Baraka and Rep. LaMonica McIver have escalated protests and legal challenges over alleged inadequate conditions and oversight at the detention center.