New Jersey public officials are raising questions after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers raided a Newark business on Thursday just days into President Donald Trump's second administration.

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka condemned U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) actions on Friday following a raid conducted “without a warrant” at Ocean Seafood Depot in Newark’s Ironbound section.

In a statement, Newark mayor Ras Baraka said ICE agents detained lawful citizens during a raid on a local business, calling it an “egregious act.”

Agents made 538 arrests during workplace raids across the Northeast Thursday, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents raided a New Jersey seafood store on Thursday, according to Newark Mayor Ras Baraka. The store owner told PIX11 News that a

Border czar Tom Homan told NBC News that several people with criminal convictions were apprehended in Chicago.

Reports of immigrants raids are on the rise in parts of the tri-state following efforts by the Trump administration to focus on mass deportations upon his return to the White House. Days after an ICE operation at a seafood market in Newark,

Federal law enforcement and ICE agents have arrested nearly 600 undocumented migrants wanted for outstanding crimes in sanctuary cities, including some from New York.

A Princeton sociologist said since the U.S. didn't welcome those fleeing Cold War–era regimes, "churches [and] synagogues declared themselves to be a sanctuary to refugees."

The Trump administration is giving immigration officers an expanded authority to rapidly deport immigrants, including people the Biden administration temporarily allowed into the country under parole authority,

Four people were arrested after law enforcement officers were notified of possible drug activity near Kensington Park Apartments in New Bern Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025. When they arrived, officers found three men and a juvenile standing around a car as a tip from an anonymous caller said.