Hugo A.O.: Shelter Island truck driver, father of newborn, held 23 days by ICE
Hugo Leonel Ardon Osorio, a Guatemalan truck driver on Shelter Island for over 20 years, was detained while commuting to work and held 23 days. He returned to his family and job in March.
Mar 1, 2026Greenport, NYCountry of origin: Guatemala

Hugo Leonel Ardon Osorio, a Guatemalan immigrant who worked as a truck driver and construction worker at Marcello Masonry on Shelter Island for over 20 years, was detained by ICE agents on February 4, 2026, at approximately 6:30 a.m. while commuting to work at the North Ferry terminal in Greenport. He had no criminal background and was the primary breadwinner for his wife and newborn daughter. During his 23-day detention, Ardon Osorio was held first at a facility in New Jersey for three days, then transferred to a holding facility at 26 Federal Plaza in lower Manhattan, where he was chained by wrists and ankles in an extremely overcrowded room and described the conditions as "really bad." His employer, Bobby Marcello, hired an attorney and described him as "a stand-up guy in every respect" who was deeply integrated in the community, even caring for his boss's children when needed. Community members and OLA of Eastern Long Island organized fundraising efforts to support his family during detention. Ardon Osorio was released in March and returned to work at Marcello Masonry.
“As the primary breadwinner of the home, his wife and their newborn baby have been left not only in terror, not knowing where he has been taken, but also the financial insecurity to buy groceries and pay their rent.”
“I was getting on the ferry and two masked officers with ERO (enforcement and removal officer) vests had a car pulled over next to the ferry dock with a man in the driver's seat. They were definitely there.”
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- Community Joins Forces To Help Families 'Left Behind In Terror' After ICE Detains 3 North Fork Men
Patch·Feb 6, 2026·archived copy
- EXCLUSIVE: Greenport men arrested by ICE were Shelter Island worker, Pindar employees
Suffolk Times·Feb 6, 2026·archived copy
- ICE Speaks Out On 3 Men Detained In Greenport
Patch·Feb 10, 2026·archived copy
- East End Beacon
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- ICE storms North Fork, driver in line for ferry to Shelter Island allegedly arrested
Riverhead News Review·Feb 4, 2026·archived copy
- UPDATE: Man taken into custody by ICE an employee of Island business for 20 years
Shelter Island Reporter·Feb 5, 2026·archived copy
- Island employee arrested by ICE in February is home
Shelter Island Reporter·Aug 8, 2026·archived copy
- Worker arrested by ICE in Greenport freed after 23-day detention ordeal: 'conditions were really bad'
Suffolk Times·Aug 10, 2026·archived copy
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