Tears of joy poured from the parents of an NYC high school student brutally arrested by ICE during a routine court hearing last week as he was released back into the arms of his family Wednesday following a fierce fight for his freedom.

Deglis Yohardis Salazar Osuna, 20, appeared before a judge wearing an orange jumpsuit and chains inside 40 Centre St. on the afternoon of Dec. 3. He looked like a criminal, but he had not committed a crime.

It took minutes for the judge to hear the argument and grant his immediate release. Osuna’s parents wept with joy as they walked down the stone staircase to the courthouse, knowing they would soon see their only son again.

Both the mother and father, who asked to remain unnamed, wiped tears from their eyes, the patriarch holding a cellphone FaceTiming

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