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Two of Four Detainees Recaptured After Escaping Newark ICE Center

Federal agents have been mobilized with a $10,000 reward offered as public pressure mounts over conditions at the GEO Group–run facility

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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NEWARK, NEW JERSEY - JUNE 13: Federal Agents stand inside Delaney Hall Detention Facility on June 13, 2025 in Newark, New Jersey. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) protests have been spreading to cities across the nation after a series of immigration raids began last Friday, June 6th. (Photo by Andres Kudacki/Getty Images)
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Overview

  • Two escapees, Joel Enrique Sandoval-Lopez and Joan Sebastian Castaneda-Lozada, were recaptured on June 15 after breaking through a drywall barrier at Delaney Hall
  • Franklin Norberto Bautista-Reyes and Andres Felipe Pineda-Mogollon continue to evade federal agents as the manhunt widens
  • The four fugitives are Honduran nationals labeled public safety threats by the Department of Homeland Security
  • The escape stemmed from internal unrest over delayed meals and alleged poor treatment at the privately operated detention center
  • State lawmakers and advocacy groups have intensified demands for stricter oversight and potential closure of the Newark facility