Oswaldo Pirela, a 34-year-old Venezuelan catching coach in the San Diego Padres minor league system, was detained by ICE at El Paso International Airport on Sunday at approximately 5 a.m. while returning from a work trip with the El Paso Chihuahuas. He has lived in the United States for 12 years, applied for asylum in 2015, and maintains a pending claim according to available reports; he lives in Peoria, Arizona, with his wife and two U.S.-citizen children.