The Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency confirmed the “targeted enforcement operation” at a worksite in Newark, which is a sanctuary city.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents raided a Newark, New Jersey, business venue on Thursday and detained undocumented immigrants as well as U.S. citizens without warrants, the city's mayor said.
Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka issued a statement late Thursday afternoon denouncing the raid as an “egregious act” conducted without a warrant and in violation of the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which guarantees “the right of the people be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures.”
A New Jersey mayor says his city has been “unlawfully terrorized” after federal agents detained multiple people Thursday during what Immigration and Customs Enforcement called “a targeted enforcement operation.
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka confirmed in a statement that the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement raided a business establishment in the city.
Mayor Ras Baraka said he was "appalled" and "angry" and blasted ICE for also detaining U.S. citizens, including a veteran. ICE said citizens may be questioned during an investigation.
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka called the ICE raid an 'egregious act is in plain violation of the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.'
ICE said it conducted a 'targeted enforcement operation at a worksite' in Newark but did not disclose details. The owner of a restaurant said three of his workers were taken into custody.
After a raid at a business in Newark, reportedly without a warrant, here's what to know about ICE and immigration enforcement in America.
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