Under a new federal policy pushed by the Trump administration, schools will no longer be considered "protected" areas from ICE.
Some immigrant activists say New Jersey's new guidelines for schools are too "fuzzy" amid worries about ICE raids.
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka confirmed in a statement that the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement raided a business establishment in the city.
Still, local immigrants are on edge. “People are worried. People are afraid,” said the executive director of the Latino Policy Institute.
The Department of Homeland Security is opening the door to the parole status of migrants to be reviewed, leading to their eventual removal from the country.
The new presidential administration's changes to federal immigration policy are prompting questions about where immigration law can be enforced after an arrest Thursday at the Polk County courthouse.
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, members of the city council, and state and federal representatives are expected to hold a news conference Friday morning about what the mayor is calling a “raid” by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers at a business there on Thursday.
Federal immigration agents on Thursday detained several workers, including a U.S. military veteran, at Oceans Seafood Depot in Newark. Immigration advocates in Newark allege that federal agents raided the market without a warrant demanding to see worker's documents.
"The Grand Rapids Police Department is not in the business of immigration enforcement, period," GRPD Chief Eric Winstrom said during a City Commission Retreat.
New Jersey officials condemn ‘egregious’ ICE raid that detained U.S. citizens and military veteran - Officials accuse ‘ jackbooted thugs’ of warrantless searches under Trump administration’s anti-immi
“This foreign fugitive brazenly entered the U.S. in violation of our nation’s laws on four separate occasions to evade prosecution in Mexico for allegedly raping a child,” said Bret A. Bradford, ERO Houston Field Office Director. “Dangerous foreign fugitives and criminal aliens…will find no safe haven in Southeast Texas.”