Overview

• Mamadou Mouctar Diallo, a 20-year-old Brooklyn Frontiers High School student and asylum seeker from Guinea, remains in ICE custody after an August 4 immigration-court appearance.
• Officials say it is at least the third case this year of a New York City public school student detained by ICE during or after a court hearing.
• Advocates report Diallo was pursuing Special Immigrant Juvenile Status and has been fast-tracked through the detention system, a claim now under legal scrutiny.
• The Department of Education’s Project Open Arms team and private attorneys have filed a bond application and are exploring further legal options on his behalf.
• A rally set for Thursday at Tweed Courthouse will press for Diallo’s release as ICE and the Department of Homeland Security decline to comment.