Shelter Island truck driver detained 23 days by ICE, released to rejoin family and employer
Mar 1, 2026·Location: Greenport, NY
Country 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.
Timeline
Sources
- Community Joins Forces To Help Families 'Left Behind In Terror' After ICE Detains 3 North Fork Men
patch.com·Feb 6, 2026·archived copy
- EXCLUSIVE: Greenport men arrested by ICE were Shelter Island worker, Pindar employees - The Suffolk Times
suffolktimes.timesreview.com·Feb 6, 2026·archived copy
- ICE Speaks Out On 3 Men Detained In Greenport
patch.com·Feb 10, 2026·archived copy
- eastendbeacon.com
- ICE storms North Fork, driver in line for ferry to Shelter Island allegedly arrested
riverheadnewsreview.timesreview.com·Feb 4, 2026·archived copy
- UPDATE: Man taken into custody by ICE an employee of Island business for 20 years - Shelter Island Reporter
shelterislandreporter.timesreview.com·Feb 5, 2026·archived copy
- Island employee arrested by ICE in February is home - Shelter Island Reporter
shelterislandreporter.timesreview.com·Aug 8, 2026·archived copy
- Worker arrested by ICE in Greenport freed after 23-day detention ordeal: 'conditions were really bad' - The Suffolk Times
suffolktimes.timesreview.com·Aug 10, 2026·archived copy
More incidents in New York
- New York teen thrown to the ground, bloodied and abandoned by agentsOct 8, 2026 · NY
- Immigrants cram into DHS-run 'shadow court' room at 26 Federal PlazaOct 5, 2026 · New York, NY
- Bronx Man Wrongly Arrested by ICE After Agents Falsified Records, Judge FindsOct 5, 2026 · Bronx, NY
- ICE targets immigrants with longstanding protections for third-country deportation, advocates sayOct 5, 2026 · New York, NY
- US citizen teen tackled, bloodied by ICE in mistaken Bronx arrest; judge calls it illegalOct 5, 2026 · Bronx, NY
- Detainees at Batavia Facility to Include Women as ICE Expands CapacityOct 2, 2026 · Batavia, NY