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Delaney Hall Strike Organizer Martin Soto Released After Eight Months in ICE Detention

October 7, 2026 Elizabeth, NJ Mother Jones Detention
Martin Soto, a Peruvian asylum seeker detained by ICE in February while buying diapers, was released with an ankle monitor on the night of October 6 after about eight months in custody, following an order from U.S. District Judge Jamel Semper. He had organized a hunger and labor strike at Delaney Hall in May and was later held in solitary confinement.
Source: Mother Jones