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Pastor Seeking Asylum Released from ICE Custody After Being Detained Since Easter

April 10, 2026 Newark, New Jersey NJ.com
Pastor Yeison Cortes Vasquez was released from ICE's Delaney Hall detention facility in Newark after being detained on March 20 while working his day job in food delivery. The Colombian asylum seeker, who leads The Gathering Place Church in Elizabeth, NJ, was released on bond with a GPS monitor after a campaign by church leaders to free him before Easter.