Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raided a New Jersey business establishment on Thursday, detaining illegal immigrants and a veteran, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka said in a statement criticizing the move.
Baraka, who has celebrated New Jersey’s sanctuary city status in the past, claimed ICE agents did not have a warrant for the raids.
“Today, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents raided a local establishment in the City of Newark, detaining undocumented residents as well as citizens, without producing a warrant,” Baraka said.
“One of the detainees is a U.S. military veteran who suffered the indignity of having the legitimacy of his military documentation questioned. This egregious act is in plain violation of the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which guarantees ‘the right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures.’…