Beloved chef released after spending nearly month in ICE detention facility in Newark

A restaurant owner from New Jerse

He’s been in the United States for decades, and has a work visa that was just renewed a year ago, but only after spending nearly a month in immigration detention at Newark’s Delaney Hall, Ruperto Vicens Marquez is finally home.

“Really happy to get out and grateful for everything,” Vicens Marquez said.

He’s especially grateful to his community of Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey, where people attended rally after rally, demanding the beloved chef be released from the facility…

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