Immigration officials acknowledged it conducted a 'targeted enforcement' but didn't elaborate
NEW BRUNSWICK -- Leaders from a Latino community group say Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents detained several people in multiple raids and traffic stops on Thursday in New Brunswick, according to MyCentralJersey.com.
ICE officials acknowledged the agency "conducted a targeted enforcement action in New Brunswick" but didn't provide any other information, the report said.
According to leaders of LAZOS America Unida, a nonprofit organization that advocates for the Latino community, ICE agents removed a man from a house while five children were getting ready for school, MyCentralJersey.com reported.
Four men were detained near Joyce Kilmer Avenue, the report said. In another instance, two brothers in van were were stopped and fingerprinted near Townsend and French streets, the report said. The van driver, who had working papers, was released and his brother was detained.
Others were detained on Redmond and Sanford streets in the city, the report said.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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