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Two of Four Escapees From Newark ICE Facility Recaptured as Manhunt Continues

A $10,000 reward has been offered to locate the two fugitives classified as public safety threats.

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)
A view of Delaney Hall in the Ironbound neighborhood of Newark, New Jersey on May 10, 2025.

Overview

  • Joel Enrique Sandoval-Lopez was arrested in Passaic on June 13 after resisting arrest by ICE, FBI and local police.
  • Joan Sebastian Castaneda-Lozada turned himself in to federal agents following an initial refusal by New Jersey State Police under sanctuary policies.
  • Franklin Norberto Bautista-Reyes and Andres Pineda-Mogollon remain at large and are classified by DHS as public safety threats.
  • The four men escaped on June 12 by breaching an interior drywall mesh panel during a protest over food shortages and conditions at Delaney Hall Detention Facility.
  • Federal authorities have offered a $10,000 reward for information leading to the capture of each remaining detainee and are reviewing security protocols at the privately run GEO Group facility.