Newark Mayor Ras Baraka confirmed in a statement that the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement, commonly referred to as ICE, raided a local establishment in the city on Thursday.
Baraka said agents detained undocumented residents as well as citizens, without producing a warrant.
“One of the detainees is a U.S. military veteran who suffered the indignity of having the legitimacy of his military documentation questioned,” Baraka said. “This egregious act is in plain 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….’”
The mayor went on to say Newark will not “stand by idly while people are being unlawfully terrorized.”
This raid comes just days after President Donald Trump returned to office. He has since signed a slew of executive orders to do everything from allow ICE raids in houses of worship to eliminating birthright citizenship.
During his campaign, Trump threatened the deportation of 11 million undocumented immigrants when he got back into the White House. More than 470,000 New Jersey residents are undocumented.
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