WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 (ZFJ) — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is asserting the power to forcibly enter homes without a judicial warrant, per a whistleblower disclosure released Wednesday, Jan. 21.
In an internal memo dated May 12, 2025, Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons authorizes ICE officers to use the Form I-205 “Warrant of Removal/Deportation” administrative immigration warrant to enter homes to execute arrests.
Form I-205 warrants are issued by immigration officers, who are part of the U.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 28 (ZFJ) — The federal government has been unconstitutionally targeting pro-Palestinian foreign students for deportation for protected speech, ruled a district judge on Sept. 30, 2025.
U.S. District Judge William G. Young, a Ronald Reagan nominee, came to the conclusion that Secretaries Kristi Noem and Marco Rubio of the departments of Homeland Security and State “acted in concert to misuse the sweeping powers of their respective offices to target non-citizen pro-Palestinians for deportation primarily on account of their First Amendment protected political speech” after a nine day bench trial in Massachusetts.
COLLEGE PARK, Md., Dec. 27 (ZFJ) — Baltimore County has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to cooperate on immigration enforcement.
On Oct. 31, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Baltimore County’s removal from the department’s list of “sanctuary jurisdictions.”
“Despite restrictions from state leadership, Baltimore County has shown a willingness to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement,” said U.S. Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward.
METUCHEN, N.J., Dec. 27 (ZFJ) — Metuchen resident Sener Kalkan was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), said borough Mayor Jonathan Busch on social media.
Busch said that Kalkan, who is married to Metuchen native Jennifer Poandl, “appeared in Newark for a scheduled immigration hearing as part of his ongoing legal process” in early December.
Kalkan attended the hearing, passed his scheduled interview, received a future court date, and then went out for lunch with his wife.
NEWARK, N.J., Dec. 27 (ZFJ) — Jean Wilson Brutus, 41, died in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Newark, N.J, on Dec. 12, from “suspected natural causes.”
ICE says in a press release that they arrested Brutus on Dec. 11 and held him in the Delaney Hall Detention Facility in Newark, where he experienced a medical emergency. Local EMS was called and took him to University Hospital, also in Newark, where he was pronounced dead the next day.
EDISON, N.J., Nov. 1 (ZFJ) — Federal immigration authorities arrested 29 people in a raid on a warehouse in Edison on Aug. 20.
The raid occurred at the Smart Supply Chain Logistics and Freight Solutions warehouse at 45 Patrick Avenue.
The arrest figure comes from the Edison mayor’s office, which distributed a statement to media organizations. The ZFJ was unable to obtain the statement firsthand despite repeated emails, phone calls, and an in-person visit to town hall, and is thus referencing other outlets’ reporting here.
AVENEL, N.J., Oct. 31 (ZFJ) — Federal immigration authorities arrested 46 people in a raid on a warehouse in the Avenel section of Woodbridge on Wednesday, Oct. 29.
The raid occurred at the warehouse of Italian-based logistics company Savino Del Bene located at 34 Engelhard Avenue, according to Cosecha New Jersey.
“The operation is part of DHS’ ongoing efforts to ensure compliance with customs and immigration regulations, safeguard the integrity of the supply chain, and verify that warehouse operators are adhering to all applicable security requirements,” said a U.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 (ZFJ) — A judge’s order prohibiting immigration agents from stopping and detaining people based on race was overturned by the Supreme Court on Sept. 8.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents have been conducting roving patrols in Los Angeles since this summer to fulfill arrest quotas as part of President Donald Trump’s mass deportation campaign.
In response to a lawsuit by multiple ICE detainees and advocacy organizations against the federal government, U.
WASHINGTON, July 18 (ZFJ) — Nationwide injunctions exceed the authority of lower court judges, ruled the Supreme Court in three cases concerning birthright citizenship on June 27, 2025.
The Court struck down nationwide injunctions by a 6-3 vote in the cases Trump v. CASA, Inc. (24A884), Trump v. Washington (24A885), and Trump v. New Jersey (24A886).
The Court, which heard the cases consolidated on the emergency docket, only considered the question of nationwide injunctions and issued no ruling on the birthright citizenship order central to the lawsuits.
EDISON, N.J., July 10 (ZFJ) — Federal immigration authorities arrested 21 people in a raid on an Edison warehouse on Tuesday, July 8.
The raid occurred at the Alba Wine and Spirits Warehouse, located at 360 Saw Mill Pond Road in the Heller Industrial Parks section of the town.
Immigrant advocates were notified of the raid via calls to their rapid response lines. They showed up to the warehouse, warned incoming workers of the authorities’ presence and to stay away, and streamed the raid live on Facebook.
