In response to the news of the release of Dylan Lopez Contreras, the first New York City public school student detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani released the following statement:
Our City is overjoyed that Dylan has finally been released from detention and will be back home with his loved ones in the Bronx.
What should have been a time for him to focus on finishing high school instead became ten long months of isolation, after he was taken into custody at what was supposed to be a routine immigration hearing last May.
Throughout this injustice, Dylan has shown remarkable strength, resilience, and courage. I wish him a smooth and joyful return to his life, his community, and his future here in New York City. He is a New Yorker, and our city is glad to have him home.
