Federal Agents Raid Newark Seafood Depot, Detaining 15 Workers

Federal Raid at Ocean Seafood Depot

• 🎯 Federal agents, including members of the FBI and Homeland Security, conducted a raid at the Ocean Seafood Depot in Newark.
• 🚨 The operation, which began this morning, involved heavily armed and masked agents.
• ⚠️ This is the second immigration raid at this location this year, with the first occurring in January.

Detentions and Investigation

• 👥 Reports indicate that 15 people were taken into custody during the raid, though official confirmation is pending.
• 📄 One individual with proper documentation was reportedly allowed to return to work.
• 💬 Homeland Security has stated that the raid was based on a court-authorized warrant investigating labor operations at the site.
• 🔍 The investigation is active, and details regarding specific charges or the total number of individuals detained have not yet been released.

Community Reaction and Concerns

• ✊ Immigrant support groups gathered to protest the raid, calling it a stunt to terrorize the community.
• 😟 Families expressed concern, with one individual reporting that their mother, an employee at the depot, has not been heard from since the raid began.
• 🗣️ Tensions were high outside the building, with workers and protesters engaging in confrontations.
• 🏛️ The raid occurred shortly after President Trump was sworn into office, with the previous January raid also coinciding with a focus on deportations of undocumented immigrants.