New Jersey pastor released from ICE detention center after 3 weeks in custody

A New Jersey pastor who was taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in March has been released.

New video from the National Latino Evangelical Coalition shows Yeison Cortes Vasquez leaving ICE's Delaney Hall Detention Facility in Newark.

Cortes Vasquez is a pastor at The Gathering Place Church in Elizabeth. Church members said he was detained on March 20 while working his day job in food delivery.

A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said Cortes Vasquez entered the U.S. from Colombia and knowingly overstayed his tourist visa, which expired in July 2016.

"Vasquez has been released on bond with a GPS monitor while he undergoes further removal proceedings. He will receive full due process," DHS said in a statement, in part, on Saturday.

The National Latino Evangelical Coalition (NaLEC) previously said Cortes Vasquez has no criminal record and was ministering to other detainees at Delaney Hall while in custody.

"He's never been detained. He's never been arrested. He doesn't have a criminal record. He pays his taxes. He's hardworking. He's a pastor," said Rev. Dr. Gabriel Salguero, NaLEC president and The Gathering Place senior pastor. "So we're not just frustrated, we're incredibly disappointed in these indiscriminate enforcement actions."

According to the coalition, Cortes Vasquez is married and has three daughters.