Crime & Safety

ICE Agent Breaks Through Car Window To Detain Man In NJ: Report

His wife said no warrant or reason was given.

BRIDGETON, NJ — New video shows a masked Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent who smashed through the window of a car with a baton on Thursday to take a man into custody, according to NJ Advance Media.

Edgar Gomez's wife, Deborah, said there was no explanation of why they took him away, and no warrant was shown when the agents approached her car outside the Cumberland County Courthouse.

Patch has reached out to ICE for comment on the situation and is yet to hear back.

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