The top line
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents raided a workplace in Newark, New Jersey on Thursday — drawing criticism from the city’s mayor, Ross Baraka, who said the agents detained several people, including U.S. citizens — a In an event when the Trump administration was determined to go. After the so-called holy cities.
FILE PHOTO: The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency said it had conducted a “targeted” operation. … [+]
Key facts
In one statementBaraka said ICE agents raided a “local establishment” in Newark without a warrant and detained “undocumented residents as well as citizens.”
One of the detainees was a U.S. military veteran, “who suffered indignity for questioning the legitimacy of his military documents,” the mayor said.
ICE confirmed it had conducted a “targeted enforcement operation” at a workplace in Newark. statement To several news organizations.
The agency’s statement added that it may encounter U.S. citizens during its operations and “request identification to establish an individual’s identity, as occurred in Newark.”
In one Update On Thursday, the agency said it had made 538 arrests and detained 373, but did not specify how many of those were from the Newark raid.
CBS News Reported The “Ocean Seafood Depot” was the business targeted in the raid and its owner said three people had been detained.
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What have Democratic lawmakers said about the raid?
Cory Booker and Andy Kim, two Democratic US senators from New Jersey, issued one. Joint statement on the raid, saying they were “deeply concerned” and that their offices had reached out to the Department of Homeland Security to “demand answers.” The statement added: “Actions like this sow fear in all our communities and our broken immigration system needs solutions, not fear tactics.” Rep. LaMonica McIver, DNJ, whose congressional district includes Newark; Condemned raid, saying: “Already, Trump’s attacks on immigrant communities are hitting home and we will not back down… We will always fight for the dignity and rights of everyone in our district and across the country.”
