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NYC Council Worker Freed After Five-Month ICE Custody

7/6/2026

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Rafael Andres Rubio Bohorquez, a New York City Council employee with temporary protected status, was held for over five months in ICE custody.
He was detained in January during an asylum interview and released in June from Delaney Hall jail in Newark.
His attorney Gwyneth Hesser warns that another detention would violate a court order.
He said detainees pay taxes, raise families and try to build futures.

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Rafael Andres Rubio Bohorquez, a New York City Council employee with temporary protected status, was held for over five months in ICE custody.
He was detained in January during an asylum interview and released in June from Delaney Hall jail in Newark.
His attorney Gwyneth Hesser warns that another detention would violate a court order.
He said detainees pay taxes, raise families and try to build futures.