Overview

• Daniel Fuentes Espinal was arrested by ICE on July 21 in Easton after overstaying a six-month visa granted in 2001 and moved to Winn Correctional Center in Louisiana on July 24.
• He remains detained while awaiting an initial immigration hearing to request bond following his transfers from Salisbury and the Baltimore ICE field office.
• A GoFundMe campaign organized by friends has raised more than $20,000 to cover Espinal’s legal fees and support his family during his detention.
• Maryland lawmakers including Reps. Sarah Elfreth and Glenn Ivey and Sen. Chris Van Hollen have condemned his arrest and urged ICE to prioritize non-criminal cases like his for release.
• Advocates point to Espinal’s 15 years of volunteer pastoral work and reports of harsh detention conditions as they press for humanitarian treatment under current enforcement policies.