While ELLIS Prep’s principal celebrated the accomplishments of graduates, she also paused to acknowledge the ongoing ICE detention of ELLIS student Dylan Lopez Contreras.| Chalkbeat
In his first public statement since being detained by immigration authorities last month, Dylan expressed anger over his detention but also gratitude for the outpouring of support.| Chalkbeat
In a friend-of-the-court brief, city lawyers argued that arresting immigrants after court hearings would prevent them from using the court system.| Chalkbeat
‘They thought no one would miss him. That was a mistake.’ Now, this Bronx school community is rallying around a student detained by ICE.| Chalkbeat