Two of the four individuals who escaped from an immigration detention center in New Jersey have been apprehended, according to the FBI. The remaining fugitives are deemed “public safety threats,” as stated by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
On June 16, 2025, it was reported that Joel Enrique Sandoval-Lopez and Joan Sebastian Castaneda-Lozada were taken back into custody, though the FBI’s Newark field office has yet to provide specific details regarding their capture.
The other two escapees, Franklin Norberto Bautista-Reyes and Andres Pineda-Mogollon, are still unaccounted for following their breakout from the Delaney Hall Detention Facility in Newark on Friday.
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During a press conference on the day of the escape, Senator Andy Kim (D-N.J.) detailed that the detainees had breached a wall described as “drywall with a mesh interior,” which allowed them access to an exterior wall and ultimately led to a parking area. He indicated that he had received information about the incident from facility administrators and ICE representatives.
Senator Kim characterized the situation as an “uprising” at the facility. However, the DHS later issued a statement clarifying that reports of widespread unrest at Delaney Hall were inaccurate.
The DHS has classified all four escapees as posing threats to public safety. Bautista-Reyes, originally from Honduras, is alleged to have entered the United States illegally in 2021 and was previously arrested on May 3, 2025, by Wayne Township Police on multiple charges, including aggravated assault and possession of a weapon for unlawful purposes.
Pineda-Mogollon, a Colombian national, entered the U.S. in 2023 but overstayed his tourist visa. The New York City Police Department arrested him on April 25 for petit larceny and subsequently apprehended again on May 21 by Union, N.J. police on charges related to residential burglary.
Castaneda-Lozada, also from Colombia, illegally entered the U.S. in 2022 and was arrested on May 15 in Hammonton, N.J., for burglary-related offenses. Sandoval-Lopez, who came to the U.S. as a minor from Honduras in 2019, had prior arrests for aggravated assault and unlawful possession of a firearm.
The search for Bautista-Reyes and Pineda-Mogollon continues as law enforcement agencies work to ensure public safety.
