WARREN COUNTY, NJ — Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents have rounded up 14 people in a recent Warren County raid, according to federal officials.
The operation took place in Hackettstown on Thursday and was described by federal officials as "routine immigration enforcement actions."
During the sweep, agents arrested 14 individuals, two of whom had criminal histories, authorities say.
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Among the detained was Luis Rivera Guillen, a Honduran national who ICE says has prior convictions in New York for criminal mischief with intent to damage property and possession of controlled substances.
Also detained was Rafael Salazar, originally from the Dominican Republic, who was previously arrested on two occasions in Miami, Florida, for cocaine possession, authorities say.
ICE representatives say that both men had illegally entered the United States at an unknown date and location.
The other dozen who were rounded up were not identified by ICE, and no criminal histories were mentioned with regard to them. ICE did say that all individuals were either in removal proceedings or in the process of being removed from the United States in accordance with U.S. immigration law.
"Being in detention is a choice. We encourage all illegal aliens to take control of their departure with the CBP Home App," an ICE representative told Patch. "The United States is offering illegal aliens $2,600 and a free flight to self-deport now. We encourage every person here illegally to take advantage of this offer and reserve the chance to come back to the U.S. the right legal way to live the American dream. If not, you will be arrested and deported without a chance to return."
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