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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 A.O.: Shelter Island truck driver, father of newborn, held 23 days by ICE
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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.”
— Anita Boyer, fundraiser organizer
“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.”
— Lauren Robert-Demolaize

Timeline

Mar 1, 2026—Returned to work at Marcello Masonry
Feb 27, 2026—Released from federal detention after 23 days; employer's attorney secured his release
Feb 7, 2026—Transferred from New Jersey facility to 26 Federal Plaza in lower Manhattan after three days in detention
Feb 4, 2026—Hugo Leonel Ardon Osorio detained by ICE at North Ferry terminal in Greenport while commuting to work
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