Four migrants escaped a ICE detention center in New Jersey during a riot over conditions at the facility. 

All four men are on the run after they broke out of the Delaney Hall Detention Facility on Thursday, and federal authorities have offered up a $10,000 reward for information leading to their capture.

The illegal immigrants were first identified by the New York Post as Franklin Norberto Bautista-Reyes and Joel Enrique Sandoval-Lopez, both of Honduras, and Joan Sebastian Castaneda-Lozada and Andres Pineda-Mogollon, both of Colombia.

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Bautista-Reyes illegally entered the US in 2021 and was arrested in May on charges of aggravated assault, attempt to cause bodily injury, terroristic threats, and possession of a weapon for unlawful purposes.

Sandoval-Lopez came to the US illegally in 2019 when he was still a minor. He was first arrested in October 2024 for unlawful possession of a handgun and then again in February 2025 for aggravated assault.

Castaneda-Lozada arrived in the US in 2022 and was taken into custody by a local state police department on suspicion of burglary, theft, and conspiracy to commit burglary.

Pineda-Mogollon crossed the border in 2023 and overstayed a tourist visa. He was first arrested in April by New York City police for petit larceny. A month later, he was arrested in New Jersey for residential burglary, conspiracy residential burglary, and possession of burglary tools.

The Department of Homeland Security contradicted reporting from multiple local outlets that claimed these men were able to slink away during revolt staged by 50 detainees.

Pictured from top left to bottom right: Franklin Norberto Bautista-Reyes, Joel Enrique Sandoval-Lopez, Joan Sebastian Castaneda-Lozada and Andres Pineda-Mogollon

The above four men, all illegal migrants, broke out of Delaney Hall in Newark, New Jersey on Thursday after detainees were able to push down a weak wall inside that let to an outdoor parking lot

‘Contrary to current reporting, there has been no widespread unrest at the Delaney Hall Detention facility,’ a DHS spokesperson said.

A report from NJ.com said that the detainees pushed down a wall of dormitory room inside the facility.

They broke through a wall – described as ‘drywall with a mesh interior – in a dorm unit that led to an exterior wall and into a parking lot, according to New Jersey Senator Andy Kim.

The Democrat said he had been briefed by the detention center’s administrators as well as ICE leadership, ABC7 reported.

At a Friday press conference, Kim said the incident was an example of ‘the incompetence and the recklessness of all this.’

He also revealed that the facility is undergoing a security review and the breach itself will be investigated.

There will be ‘major detainee movements out of this facility,’ Kim added.

That process appeared to begin late Friday afternoon, when protestors were seen holding onto the buses transporting migrants away from the center. Eventually, these people were ripped from the buses by ICE agents.

Pictured: Protestors try to stop of bus from transporting migrants out of the Delaney Hall detention facility on Friday afternoon

On Thursday night, the night of the jailbreak, dozens of protestors showed up to block any vehicles from entering or exiting the facility

They chanted slogans and criticized the alleged poor conditions inside the facility, which detainees have said included a lack of food

Pictured: A police officer sprays pepper spray at the dozens of anti-ICE activists trying to block a car from leaving the facility

On Thursday night, the night of the jailbreak, dozens of protestors showed up to block any vehicles from entering or exiting the facility. They chanted slogans and criticized the alleged poor conditions inside the facility.

Detainees reported there was a lack of food and that meals were being delivered hours behind schedule.

One woman whose husband was detained inside the center told CBS New York that detainees hadn’t been fed for about 20 hours, only to be given a small amount of food.

This, according to reports, caused a fight between them and the guards, which led to the detainees pushing down a weak wall inside the facility.

‘We are now going to try to get full confirmation from ICE headquarters about what is the future of this facility and whether or not they’re going to shut it down,’ Kim said.

Immigration groups also claimed there has been ‘insufficient or frozen food, boiling water coming from pipes, and multiple cancelled visitation hours.’

Delaney Hall is run by GEO Group, one of the nation’s largest private prison contractors.

The facility, following a refurbishment, reopened in May after GEO Group inked a $60 million deal with the Trump administration, according to the Guardian.

LaMonica McIver, a New Jersey Democratic Representative, visited the center during its reopening last month and called for it to be shut down. This led to her arrest and charges filed against her for assaulting an officer

Ras Baraka, the mayor of Newark, was with McIver and other elected officials. He too was arrested but was released the same day. Charges against him were dropped

As part of that deal, the company is allowed to hold 1,000 people at a time at Delaney Hall.

Delaney Hall’s reopening was a subject of controversy for local politicians, who claimed it doesn’t hold the correct work permits or a valid certificate of occupancy. GEO Group has denied this.

LaMonica McIver, a New Jersey Democratic Representative, visited the center during its reopening last month and called for it to be shut down.

She was arrested for trespassing and was later charged with assaulting an officer by acting New Jersey US Attorney Alina Habba’s office.

Ras Baraka, the mayor of Newark, was with McIver and other elected officials. He too was arrested but was released the same day. Charges against him were dropped.

In a statement Friday, Baraka slammed the federal government as irresponsible and reckless.

‘This incident is yet another outrageous validation of the negative consequences of a federal government that believes it is above the prudence and practicality of working within legal parameters, and encourages reckless operations of its collaborators,’ he said.

Earlier, he said he was concerned about reports of guards within Delaney Hall ‘withholding food’ and their alleged ‘poor treatment’ of inmates.