Four individuals detained at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility have been charged with escaping custody, as announced by U.S. Attorney Alina Habba. The detainees, Franklin Norberto Bautista Reyes from Honduras, Joan Sebastian Castaneda Lozada from Colombia, Andres Felipe Pineda Mogollon from Colombia, and Joel Enrrique Sandoval-Lopez from Honduras, were each charged with escape.
Court documents reveal that the detainees were held at Delaney Hall in Newark, New Jersey, awaiting immigration removal proceedings. On June 12, 2025, they reportedly escaped by breaking through a second-story aluminum wall and using mattresses and bed sheets to aid their exit over a barbed wire fence.
Three of the escapees—Castaneda Lozada, Sandoval-Lopez, and Bautista Reyes—have been apprehended. They appeared before United States Magistrate Judge Cathy L. Waldor recently. Pineda Mogollon is still at large.
Each defendant could face up to one year in prison and a $100,000 fine if convicted.
The investigation was credited to special agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation led by Special Agent in Charge Stefanie Roddy; officers of ICE under Acting Director Todd M. Lyons; and officers of Homeland Security Investigations led by Special Agent in Charge Ricky Patel.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael A. Hardin represents the government in this case.
“The charges and allegations contained in the complaint are merely accusations,” emphasized U.S. Attorney Habba, “and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.”
Legal representation for the defendants includes Linda Foster for Castaneda Lozada; Patrick Joyce for Sandoval-Lopez; and Stacy Biancamano for Bautista Reyes.
