Padres minor league coach launched by ICE however nonetheless faces deportation

Oswaldo Pirela, a San Diego Padres minor league coach who was taken into custody by ICE on Aug. 16, was launched on bond Monday “pending his removing proceedings,” in line with the Dept. of Homeland Safety.

The Padres confirmed that Pirela is dwelling in Peoria, Ariz., together with his spouse and two daughters. Nevertheless, the Venezuelan native nonetheless faces deportation and has retained an legal professional. The quantity of his bond has not been publicly disclosed.

“On August 16, 2026, Border Patrol arrested Oswaldo Jose Pirela Dominguez, an unlawful alien from Venezuela, on the El Paso Worldwide Airport. He entered the nation legally however violated the phrases of his admission,” a DHS spokesperson stated in an announcement Tuesday night. “When approached by regulation enforcement officers, he was not in possession of authorized documentation granting him standing within the nation.

“On August 24, he was launched from ICE custody on bond pending his removing proceedings.”

A spokesperson for DHS stated Pirela, 34, got here to america in September 2014 and that his permission to stay expired Feb. 10, 2018. DHS stated Pirela was not carrying his work allow on the time he was detained.

Pirela’s brother Juan Pirela introduced Phoenix multimedia information group Arizona’s Household with Oswaldo’s work allow, which indicated it was issued in 2024 and is legitimate till 2029. Pirela’s spouse, Kemberly Avila, stated final week that she and her husband have pending asylum purposes.

Pirela, the Padres’ roving catching teacher, was with the group’s triple-A affiliate in El Paso throughout its dwelling recreation Aug. 15 in opposition to the Salt Lake Metropolis Bees, an Angels affiliate. He was detained early the subsequent morning whereas ready to fly dwelling.

The day after he was detained, DHS issued an announcement that stated partly, “To be clear, work authorization or a pending utility do NOT confer authorized standing in america.

“In violation of our nation’s legal guidelines, [Pirela] overstayed his welcome.

Pirela was signed by the Texas Rangers at age 17 out of Barquisimeto, Venezuela, and performed catcher, first base and the outfield from 2009 to 2011 for the group’s Dominican Republic Summer time League affiliate. He’s in his third season with the Padres and served as bench coach for his or her Class-A affiliate in Lake Elsinore in 2024.

“We’re happy that Oswaldo Pirela has been launched on bond and reunited together with his household,” the Padres assertion stated. “Out of respect for his privateness and the continued matter, we may have no additional remark presently.”