NJ pastor released from ICE detention center after three weeks

The pastor was detained March 20, with federal officials saying he overstayed a visa that had required him to leave the U.S. in 2016.

By: Sophie Nieto-Munoz

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: April 13, 2026

Words: 355

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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An Elizabeth pastor has been released from Newark migrant jail Delaney Hall nearly three weeks after being detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

The Rev. Yeison Cortes Vasquez was held a total of 18 days after being released and reunited with his family, the National Latino Evangelical Coalition said in a social media post. Rob Menendez (D-08) and other critics of the Trump administration’s mass deportation effort have cited Cortes …

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