SAN DIEGO — San Diego Padres minor-league catching coordinator Oswaldo José Pirela has been released from Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention on bond, the team said Tuesday.
\n\nThe former Texas Rangers minor league player from Venezuela was detained Aug. 16 at El Paso International Airport as he was traveling for work for the Padres, according to the Department of Homeland Security and his family.
\n\n“We are pleased that Oswaldo Pirela has been released on bond and reunited with his family,” Padres spokesperson Craig Hughner said in a statement Tuesday. He added that the team would have no further comment for now out of respect for Pirela’s privacy “and the ongoing matter.”
\n\nDHS said Pirela entered the country legally in 2014, was granted permission to remain until early 2018, and overstayed.
\n\nIt said proceedings to remove him from the country remain on track.
\n\n“When approached by law enforcement officers, he was not in possession of legal documentation granting him status in the country,” it said. “On August 24, he was released from ICE custody on bond pending his removal proceedings.”
\n\nHis family said Pirela has an application for asylum pending. The agency said work authorization and a pending application for asylum…
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