New Jersey public officials are raising questions after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers raided a Newark business on Thursday just days into President Donald Trump's second administration.

The Trump administration announced Friday it will expand a fast-track deportation authority nationwide, allowing immigration officers to deport migrants without appearing before a judge.

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka condemned U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) actions on Friday following a raid conducted “without a warrant” at Ocean Seafood Depot in Newark’s Ironbound section.

In a statement, Newark mayor Ras Baraka said ICE agents detained lawful citizens during a raid on a local business, calling it an “egregious act.”

Mayor Ras Baraka said he was "appalled" and "angry" and blasted ICE for also detaining U.S. citizens, including a veteran. ICE said citizens may be questioned during an investigation.

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Newark Mayor Ras Baraka said that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents who showed up at the business Thursday detained three “undocumented residents” as well as some U.S. citizens.

Reports of immigrants raids are on the rise in parts of the tri-state following efforts by the Trump administration to focus on mass deportations upon his return to the White House. Days after an ICE operation at a seafood market in Newark,

Border czar Tom Homan told NBC News that several people with criminal convictions were apprehended in Chicago.

The number of arrests in the first three days of Trump’s presidency represents about 1.1% of total arrests made by ICE in FY 2024. Then, there were about 310 average daily arrests. That average is now about 433 per day — a number that will likely grow.

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TV host Phil McGraw, known professionally as Dr. Phil, accompanied Homan, ICE agents and officers with the DEA as they conducted raids in Chicago. During the operation, the 74-year-old TV personality questioned a migrant in handcuffs, who denied being a sex offender.