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By Jim Pytell, Managing Editor On Jan 24, 2025
U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) carried out a federal raid on Newark fish wholesaler Ocean Seafood Depot yesterday. According to reports, eight individuals were questioned. Four women allegedly showed identification, had their fingerprints taken, and were given slips to appear in court next month. Three men allegedly had no documentation and were detained – and a fourth was an American citizen and released.
Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka called the raid an “egregious act in plain violation of the Fourth Amendment, which guarantees ‘the right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures.’”
“Newark will not stand by idly while people are being unlawfully terrorized,” Baraka said.
He also added that the agents did not produce a warrant.
ICE Newark said in a statement that: “U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement may encounter US citizens while conducting field work and may request identification to establish an individual’s identity as was the case during a targeted enforcement operation at a worksite today in Newark, New Jersey. This is an active investigation and, per ICE policy, we cannot discuss ongoing investigations.”
The raid comes in the wake of President Donald Trump signing multiple immigration-related executive orders, including declaring a national emergency on the US-Mexico border, designating Mexican cartels as terrorist organizations, and reinstating the “Remain in Mexico” policy for asylum seekers at the US-Mexico border, ending a policy in which asylum seekers were released into the US while their cases were still being considered by immigration courts.
Trump’s emergency declaration — along with designating Mexican cartels as terrorist organizations — clears the way for using the military to help combat illegal immigration.
In a post on X, ICE says it has made 538 arrests and lodged 373 detainers since President Trump took office. Raids were also reportedly carried out in several other states, including cities such as Denver, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Seattle and Miami.
An Axios-Ipsos poll released last week found that 66% of Americans support deporting immigrants who are in the country illegally.
US Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Andy Kim (D-NJ) said they are “deeply concerned” about the news of the raid, and that their offices have reached out to the Department of Homeland Security to “demand answers.”
“Actions like this one sow fear in all of our communities — and our broken immigration system requires solutions, not fear tactics,” the Senators’ joint statement said.
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