New Jersey
Dozens arrested in ICE raid at N.J. warehouse
Twenty-nine people were arrested during an ICE raid at a warehouse in Edison on Wednesday morning, the township’s mayor said. .
Video from New Brunswick-based advocacy group New Labor shows Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers and Customs and Border Protection officers at Smart Logistics and Freight Solutions, which houses Amazon, UPS and FedEx.
Amanda Dominguez of New Labor said ICE officers tailed CBP officials into the facility. CBP officers are allowed in because the warehouse, located at 65 Patrick Avenue, is a CBP-bonded facility.
ICE acknowledged a request for comment from NJ Advance Media but didn’t immediately provide one.
Edison Mayor Sam Joshi said township officials were informed about the planned raid prior to it occurring.
Dominguez said ICE officers arrived at 10 a.m., jumped out of an unmarked vehicle, approached a guard in a security booth. They then demanded the security guard open the gate and hand over his walkie-talkie.
ICE officers then stormed into the warehouse and began removing workers, she said.
“It’s a Customs and Border Patrol bonded facility, so they have a contract where they’re allowed to go and check on the goods in the warehouse, but the problem is now is that they’re holding the door open for their ICE counterparts and that is illegal,” Dominguez said. ”ICE still needs a warrant signed by a judge to go and do ICE actions.”
Workers who could provide adequate documentation were given wristbands while others were loaded into unmarked vans and taken away, Dominguez said.
ICE officers also used drones inside the warehouse to search for workers possibly hiding in the scaffolding, Dominguez said. CBP officers didn’t participate in the arrests.
ICE didn’t provide information to relatives about where their loved ones were being taken.
Three people were injured during the raid, including one worker who was handcuffed and thrown to the ground by an ICE officer and another who was seen bleeding from his torso, Dominguez said. A third was hurt in an accidental fall.
“Family members are left wondering what is happening to my loved ones, and they’re not being given any guidance,” Dominguez said. “It was extremely violent yesterday. I just really want to highlight how violent this was and that this is not just an attack on an immigrant community but on working class people.”
There are about 80 Customs and Border Protection-bonded facilities in New Jersey and New York, with Dominguez noting, “we may see more of these (raids).”
In July, ICE raided another CPB-bonded facility in Edison, Alba Wines and Spirits, arresting an estimated 20 people.
U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone (D-5), whose district includes Edison, criticized the Trump administration for the latest raid.
“Once again, President Trump is terrorizing our communities and raiding places of work,” Pallone said in a statement on Thursday. “Trump keeps suggesting that he is only arresting or deporting hardened criminals and gangsters. Yesterday’s raid in Edison is more proof his administration will stretch the law without a warrant. The warehouse workers were just trying to do their jobs when armed agents stormed in rounding up our neighbors without warning or cause, just to make a political point.”
In addition to Wednesday’s raid in Edison, ICE officers also conducted one on Bayard Street in Trenton on Thursday morning.
Trenton police didn’t participate in the action but video shows officers in patrol cars monitoring the scene. ICE called Trenton police because a member of a local community group repeatedly asked ICE officers if they had a warrant, Dominguez said.
Representatives from Radio Jornalera NJ who questioned Trenton police about their presence were told by officers that they are not a part of the raid.
“They said ‘we’re not getting involved, and (the activists) were like, but you are getting involved because you’re telling us to leave.”
One activist was arrested, Dominguez said.
Trenton police and the mayor’s office didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment.
Jeff Goldman may be reached at jeff_goldman@njadvancemedia.com.
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It’s been nearly a decade and a half since the Brooklyn Nets moved out of New Jersey.
The organization has completely revamped its vibe since switching states, ditching the red, white and blue look for a very basic black and white colorway.
The Nets have also intermittently changed the colors of the banners hanging up in the Barclays Center from red, white and blue to black and white, much to the chagrin of traditional Nets fans.
Despite the Nets now playing in a bigger market and being far removed from their days in the Garden State, some fans seem to hope for the Nets to make their return across the river. New Jersey governor Mikie Sherrill was asked about the matter.
“I mean, would I support it? I ask about it all the time,” Sherrill said. “I love the idea. So, I have been pressing for that. I haven’t made a lot of headway yet; you know, maybe in my second 100 days.
“But I do think there is some work being done for some — I don’t know if I’m allowed to say too much about it — but some people are working on some different sports coming into the Rock.”
As time went on, the Nets eventually started to embrace more of their New Jersey roots, which started when they rocked a clean tie-dye jersey from the 90s during the 2020-21 season.
The next season, the Nets followed it up with uniforms commemorating their run in the 2000s, when the team got to the NBA Finals in 2002 and 2003 and endlessly broke the ESPN top 10 with each crazy Jason Kidd assist and Vince Carter dunk.
It’s fitting that Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, the latter of whom grew up in New Jersey as a Nets fan, got to rock these uniforms, helping boost the popularity of the New Jersey brand to a wide array of fans.
True Nets fans embraced the Continental Airlines Arena/Izod Center and the swamps of East Rutherford, getting to witness a winning basketball team for a fraction of the cost of the team mired in dysfunction that happened to play their home games at “The World’s Most Famous Arena.”
Not many marquee free agents would have signed up to play in New Jersey, but real fans remember the good times in the swamps, especially with Sly the Fox as the team’s mascot. Those times deserve to be remembered properly.
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ATLANTIC COUNTY, N.J. (WPVI) — Drivers heading to the shore on Friday afternoon saw slow-moving traffic for several miles coming off the Walt Whitman bridge, but many travelers said the start of the holiday weekend was smoother than they anticipated.
Aldara Madden, who was traveling with her friend Elana Maser, said the trip moved faster than she expected.
“I was expecting it to take a lot longer,” she said.
Maser added that they left school early to avoid delays.
“My mom and I do that every year and then we always stop here as our little pre-down the shore,” she said.
Others shared similar experiences.
“I’m coming from Bucks County, so I was worried there was gonna be some traffic but it really wasn’t bad at all,” said Erin McFadden of Churchville, who was headed to Ocean City.
AAA reported that while slightly more people are traveling by car this year compared to last, 2026 is projected to have the lowest year-over-year travel growth rate in more than a decade, excluding the steep drop seen in 2020 during the pandemic.
The organization attributes the slowdown largely to concerns over rising prices.
“Gas is ridiculously expensive and I think all the time before going anywhere these days,” said Debbie Maser of Philadelphia. “But this is our happy place and nothing can keep us away.”
A dreary weekend forecast may also be influencing travel patterns.
“I was thinking that, I wonder if there’ll be less congestion on the roads because of the weather,” said Kyra Wolin of Massachusetts. “It’s not looking to be too good this weekend with the rain.”
Still, many shore-bound travelers said tradition outweighs any concerns about rain or crowds.
“No not at all. You go down. You get it done,” said George Miller of Lansdale.
Eric Wolin of Massachusetts agreed: “Never, never. Margate’s a special place for us.”
As the unofficial start of summer begins, travelers said they remain committed to kicking off the season in their favorite spots, not letting rain, traffic, or high prices keep them away.
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As summer begins, New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill is urging residents to limit lawn watering, and hand water flowers and shrubs as a drought warning continues. The warning, in place since December 2025, could turn into a drought emergency if conditions do not improve. The state has suffered eight consecutive months of below-normal rainfall, according to officials.
“New Jersey is experiencing a chronic water supply drought, the scale of which we haven’t seen in more than twenty years,” state geologist Steven Domber said in a statement issued earlier this month. “The indicators that we track closely are showing persistently dry conditions. With uncertainty for rainfall in the coming months, we need residents to conserve water today, to ensure we have enough to sustain our needs over the summer.”
The Department of Environmental Protection uses a variety of indicators to determine drought levels, including precipitation, stream flows, reservoir levels, ground water levels and demand.
In addition to the last two months, officials say, the state “experienced below normal precipitation for 20 of the last 24 months since September 2024,” despite heavy snowfall events this past winter that helped restore reservoirs in North Jersey.
“While we saw a little relief over the winter, New Jersey is feeling the effects of nearly two years of below-normal precipitation,” Sherrill said in a statement earlier this month. She urged residents to voluntarily conserve water.
New Jersey state climatologist David Robinson said that since precipitation has been below normal for most of the last 24 months, the recent winter weather did not provide enough water to help restore streams and groundwater.
Should a drought emergency be declared, mandatory water restrictions would be put in place. The last drought emergency lasted almost a year, between March 2002 and January 2003.
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