FBI arrests two of the four immigrants who escaped from ICE facilities in Newark
Both were located and taken into custody over the weekend, although authorities have not detailed the specific circumstances of their capture.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the capture of two of the four undocumented foreigners who escaped from Delaney Hall on June 12, 2025. For now, a $10,000 reward remains in effect for any information leading to the arrest of the others. Fugitives.
According to official information, the two immigrants who have already been arrested by authorities are Joel Enrique Sandoval López, from Honduras, and Joan Sebastian Castaneda Lozada, from Colombia.
Sandoval López entered the United States illegally as a minor in 2019 and has a history of aggravated assault and illegal possession of a firearm, after being arrested twice by the Passaic, New Jersey Police, in February and October 2024.
For his part, Castaneda Lozada entered illegally in 2022. According to DHS data, he was arrested on May 15, 2025, in Hammonton, New Jersey, on charges of robbery, theft, and conspiracy to commit robbery.
The four immigrants escaped through a hole in a wall, as ICE explained to state legislators, while a riot broke out inside the facility.
Who are the fugitive immigrants?
According to the Department of Homeland Security, the two undocumented immigrants who remain at large are Franklin Norberto Bautista-Reyes, an undocumented Honduran immigrant who entered the United States illegally in 2021 during the Biden administration.
On May 3, 2025, the Wayne Township, New Jersey, Police Department arrested Bautista for aggravated assault, attempted bodily injury, terroristic threats, and possession of a weapon for unlawful purposes.
While Andrés Pineda-Mogollón, an undocumented Colombian immigrant who overstayed his tourist visa and entered the United States in 2023 during the Biden administration.
On April 25, 2025, the New York City Police Department arrested Pineda-Mogollon for petit theft. A month later, on May 21, 2025, the Union Police Department,New Jersey arrested Pineda-Mogollon for residential burglary, conspiracy to commit residential burglary, and possession of burglary tools.