ICE Agents Detain 3 Workers At Mercer Auto Repair Shop

MERCER COUNTY, NJ — Three workers at a Trenton auto repair shop were detained by federal immigration agents Friday morning, in an operation that an advocacy group says was captured on the shop's security cameras.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents entered Agudo's Repair Shop on Friday, around 8:45 a.m., according to advocacy group Resistencia en Accion NJ. They then went on to detain three employees.

The group said security camera footage from inside the shop shows agents restraining one worker with his face against a shelf before covering the camera with a cardboard box after apparently noticing they were being recorded.

U.S. Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, NJ-12, whose district includes Trenton, said her office had been briefed on the incident.

"I've been briefed on reports of ICE agents covering security cameras at a Trenton auto repair shop and detaining multiple individuals without a warrant," Watson Coleman said in a statement. "My office is monitoring the situation and will respond accordingly as more information becomes available."

ICE has not publicly commented on the operation. It was not immediately clear on what charges were the individuals detained.

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