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Venezuelan baseball coach detained by ICE released on bail in Texas

From El Nacional · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Oswaldo Pirela, a minor league coach for the San Diego Padres, was released on bail by ICE in Texas.
  • Pirela, who is from Venezuela, had been detained on August 16 at El Paso International Airport.
  • His family states he had applied for asylum and obtained work permits, disputing claims he overstayed his visa.

Oswaldo Pirela, a minor league coach for the San Diego Padres, has been released on bail after his detention by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Texas. His family confirmed his release on Tuesday, stating he returned home to Arizona on Monday.

Pirela, originally from Venezuela, was detained by ICE agents on August 16 at El Paso International Airport while on a work trip. The Padres have an affiliated minor league team in El Paso. The Department of Homeland Security had previously stated that Pirela legally entered the U.S. in 2014 and remained beyond his permitted stay after 2018.

However, Pirela's family has contested this, asserting that he had applied for asylum and secured work permits. The Department of Homeland Security did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Tuesday. Pirela previously had a brief minor league catching career with the Texas Rangers organization.

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Originally published by El Nacional in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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