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UPDATE 24 March 2026 Dennis has been released and is on his way home!

Tuesday 24th March 2026 – Dennis Released

Today, our hearts are filled with overwhelming gratitude and praise to God for sustaining Dennis’ life and bringing him back home after what has been the most challenging and uncertain 421 days of our lives.

We are profoundly grateful to President Trump and National Security Advisor Marco Rubio. We are also grateful to Dr. Sebastian Gorka, Special Envoy for Hostage Response Adam Boehler, and Julia Speer. We express our deepest gratitude to acting SPEHA Dustin Stewart and his extraordinary team, especially Paul Ellis for their efforts to help bring Dennis home. The countless hours of negotiations, unwavering support, and determination demonstrated by all involved have not gone unnoticed, and we will forever hold this kindness in our hearts. 

To the team that has been by our side to advocate for Dennis’ release – we could not have done this without you. We are overwhelmed by the kindness of Hansel Lee for his tireless advocacy on behalf of Dennis, for his unwavering hard work and hours of time, and for his steadfast counsel to us throughout this ordeal. 

We thank the NewsNation Family, especially Katie Pavlich and Chris Cuomo, who used their platforms to shed light on Dennis’ plight. Your efforts were instrumental in making his story known, and we would not have been reunited with Dennis were it not for your support. We are grateful for the amazing support from Hostage US as they walked with us through this unfathomable crisis and provided funds and counsel for our advocacy efforts. We also thank the Foley Foundation and Servants International for their support in bringing Dennis home.  

To our many champions on the Hill, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chair James Risch, Senator John Cornyn, Senator Mark Kelly, and Senator John Hickenlooper, also Congressman Abe Hamadeh, Congressman Jeff Hurd, Congressman J. French Hill, and Congressman Jeff Crank – you never gave up on Dennis and are a testament to what we can achieve when we work together across party lines. 

We wish to thank Sara Levinson for the work she has done over many years on behalf of so many families who have had their loved ones detained. Your instrumental work in getting the Levinson Act into law put things into motion so that the U.S. Government can put full efforts into bringing wrongfully-detained Americans back home. You also therefore played an important part in seeing Dennis released.

We want to extend our deepest thanks to the President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and the Government of the United Arab Emirates for their vital role in facilitating Dennis’ release. We also extend our heartfelt thanks to the Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani and the government of Qatar for their visits to Dennis during his detainment as the United States’ Protecting Power in Afghanistan. Your efforts as mediators, your compassion, and your commitment to diplomacy have given our family the most precious gift imaginable: Dennis’ freedom. We also thank Mr. Zalmay Khalilzad for his contributions and advocacy on behalf of Dennis.

To our friends, neighbours, and everyone who prayed for Dennis’ safe return, called or wrote your Member of Congress, or fueled our advocacy in countless other ways, your support has carried us through the darkest moments. You reminded us that hope endures, even in the face of despair.  

While we begin the healing process with Dennis back with us, we remain mindful of the many families who are still waiting for their loved ones to return, including the families of Mahmoud Habibi and Paul Overby. It was our hope that Dennis, Mahmoud Habibi, and Paul Overby would be returned together to their families, and we cannot imagine the pain that our good fortune will bring them. We recognize the immense privilege of our family’s reunion today, and pledge to keep praying and fighting for all Americans held to be swiftly released. 

At this time, the family is prioritising Dennis and his well-being. Please allow time for the family to be reunited with Dennis. They may choose to engage with media once they have been reunited.

With endless gratitude and hope,
The Family of Dennis Coyle

Dennis’ Detention – What happened.