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,

The Newark raid came days after President Trump 2025 return to office. He has since signed executive orders allowing ICE raids at houses of worship.

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka condemned a warrantless ICE immigration raid at a local business, resulting in the detainment of both undocumented residents and citizens, among them a military veteran. About a dozen ICE agents burst into Ocean Seafood Depot,

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.”

"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.