Ruperto Vicens Marquez was released Thursday afternoon by a judge from the detention at the ICE Delaney Hall facility in Newark during a bond hearing but did not get home until Tuesday.
Mayor Lori Hohenleitner, who spearheaded efforts to release him and created a GoFundMe campaign to help his family, said that a judge ruled Thursday at a bond hearing that he can be released.
A beloved figure in Atlantic Highlands is facing a tough battle, and the community isn’t backing down. It’s a story filled with compassion and resilience.