(24 Jan 2025)
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Newark, New Jersey – 24 January 2025
1. Exterior of seafood distribution business where Immigrations and Customs Enforcement officers detained people
2. Entrance to seafood distribution warehouse
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Mayor Ras Baraka (D) Newark, New Jersey:
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“Obviously, some ICE agents raided a business in our city without a warrant. They went in the back of the establishment. We believe that there were three people who they say were undocumented that they detained, but they also detained folks that were, in fact, citizens of this country. One person showed their military veteran identification and was still questioned anyway. People were fingerprinted. Pictures of their IDs and face were taken there. When I got this information, I was appalled. Upset, angry that this would happen here in a state in this country.”
4. Various of seafood distribution business
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Mayor Ras Baraka (D) Newark, New Jersey:
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“None of these people were rapists or murderers or criminals.”
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Mayor Ras Baraka (D) Newark, New Jersey
“And we’re going to fight for all of our residents in this city no matter what that looks like for us.”
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Sen. Teresa Ruiz (D) New Jersey Senate Majority Leader:
“New Jersey is one of six states where undocumented immigrants contribute more than 1 billion in state and local taxes. They make 7% of our workforce. They make our local economies thrive.”
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Amy Torres, New Jersey Alliance for Immigrant Justice: ++PARTLY COVERED++
“And what we learned from folks that stayed behind was that ice walked in like it was their empire’s own conquered land. They were heavily armed. There was no prior announcement. They were blocking off entrances and exits. They were scrambling up delivery ramps. They were banging down bathroom doors to make sure no one was hiding inside.”
9. Exterior of seafood business
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Rep. LaMonica McIver, (D) New Jersey
“They barged into our city to detain our neighbors. Trump’s attacks on immigrant communities is now at our front door.”
11. Interior of seafood distribution business where Immigrations and Customs Enforcement officers detained people
STORYLINE:
The Trump administration announced Friday that it is expanding a fast-track deportation authority nationwide, allowing immigration officers to deport migrants without appearing before a judge as the president seeks to make good on a sweeping agenda of removing everyone who is in the U.S. illegally.
The news of the expanded use of expedited removal comes as Newark, New Jersey, officials lashed out over what they say were illegal arrests by federal immigration officers at a local business.
At a news conference Friday, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka said that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents who showed up at the business Thursday detained three “undocumented residents” as well as some U.S. citizens. He said one person was questioned even after showing military identification.
“When I got this information I was appalled, upset, angry that this would happen here, in this state, in this country,” said Baraka, a Democrat who is seeking the party’s nomination for governor. “We’re going to fight for all of our residents in this city, no matter what that looks like for us.”
About half of the city’s population of 305,000 is Black and nearly 40% is Hispanic, according to census figures.
After declaring a national emergency and describing immigration at the southern border as an invasion,
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