Reports Of ICE Arrest In Jersey City Spark Response From Mayor

JERSEY CITY, NJ — Two months after 10 people were arrested in Jersey City by federal immigration officials, the city's mayor responded to a report of a new arrest.

A video posted by the Jersey City-based activist group Spirit of Liberation on Friday appears to show someone being arrested by five law enfrorcement agents on a residential street in downtown Jersey City.

"This morning in Downtown JC, at the intersection of Barrow St and Wayne St, our neighbor was kidnapped," the group wrote. "Just a few feet away from a school where our children were playing—in the heart of Jersey City’s flourishing commercial district—agents of the state surrounded, intimidated, and abducted a young woman in an unmarked black car."

On Saturday, Mayor James Solomon released a statement saying he and the police were aware of reports about federal immigration agents arresting someone.

"We were neither notified nor involved in the operation," he said.

He asked for the person's release, saying, "I'm using every power I have to fight these inhumane policies and prevent ICE from utilizing any city resources to spread fear in our communities."

Another online video focuses on the arrest.

A city spokesperson said Monday that the city had confirmed that the police were federal law enforcement agents, but didn't comment further.

Patch has reached out to a Department of Homeland Security and ICE spokesperson and will update this story when more information is available.

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