Crime & Safety
Feds Arrest 82 In N.J. During Massive Immigration Sweep
The ICE arrestees came from more than a dozen countries, including Mexico, England, China, Cuba and Egypt, officials in Newark say.
NEWARK, NJ — Authorities with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Newark office arrested 82 “priority enforcement targets” throughout New Jersey during a massive, five-day operation conducted earlier this month, the agency announced Monday.
According to ICE officials, the arrestees were nationals of Brazil, Colombia, China, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, England, Ghana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Jamaica, Kenya, Mexico, Peru, Philippines and the Ukraine.
ICE officials said that the arrestees ranged from 18 to 66-years-old and were previously convicted for “a variety of offenses,” including attempted murder, robbery, criminal sexual contact of a child, endangering the welfare of a child, child abuse, aggravated assault, distribution of narcotics, larceny, DUI, possession of a weapon and domestic violence.
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Authorities didn’t offer specific locations where the arrests took place, but stated that the operation was supported by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s New Jersey field office, the New Jersey State Parole Office, the U.S. Marshals Service, ICE Homeland Security Investigations and the FBI.
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According to ICE officials, the arrestees included:
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- A Kenyan citizen convicted of criminal sexual contact against a child and endangering the welfare of a child
- An Egyptian citizen convicted of aggravated criminal sexual contact against a child and endangering the welfare of a child
- An Ecuadorian citizen with an Interpol warrant for attempted murder
- A Dominican citizen convicted of aggravated criminal sexual contact against a child and endangering the welfare of a child
- A Guyanese citizen convicted of aggravated assault with a weapon
- A Cuban citizen convicted of robbery, possession of narcotics, and distribution of narcotics
- A Jamaican citizen convicted of terroristic threats, stalking, possession of a weapon, distribution of narcotics and resisting arrest
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