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
The student’s name and school have not been released. Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos said she was ‘deeply saddened’ by the arrest.| Chalkbeat