Officers are scouring cities and states, trying to round up illegal aliens who are either wanted for crimes in their home country or who have committed crimes during their time in the US.

"One of the detainees is a U.S. military veteran who suffered the indignity of having the legitimacy of his military documentation questioned," Baraka said. "This egregious act is in plain violation of the Fourth Amendment of the U.

Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka said in a statement on Thursday that ICE "raided" a business in the city and detained "undocumented residents, as well as citizens, without producing a warrant."