ICE Does Raid At Woodbridge Warehouse Wednesday

WOODBRIDGE, NJ — There was an ICE raid Wednesday at a work site in the Avenel section of Woodbridge, said local lawmakers.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers combed the work site. CBS New York reports it was the Savino Del Bene warehouse on Englehard Avenue, and that dozens of people were detained by ICE. Photos show people handcuffed being led in to ICE vans.

Amanda Dominguez of the worker activist group New Labor told CBS that 30 to 50 workers were taken, including several women who have children they were supposed to pick up after school.

No other additional details were immediately available.

State Senator Joe Vitale, Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin and Assemblywoman Yvonne Lopez, all Democrats who represent Middlesex County, criticized the raid.

"We are proud of the diversity of voices and communities that call the 19th District home and the many hard-working families and individuals that contribute to the towns we represent. And we understand that a shared sense of community trust and commitment to fairness, due process and the rule of law is essential to the fabric of those very same communities," said the three lawmakers in a joint statement.

"As legislators, we know that no one individual is above the law and all immigration procedures must be followed properly, especially in respect to individual rights. Our state and district are at their best when dignity and justice are upheld for all and we remain committed to ensuring that the diverse families and residents we cherish can continue to live in the communities they love without fear."