The mayor of Newark, New Jersey is responding after ICE agents stormed a business in the city and took people into custody​.

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, members of the city council, and state and federal representatives held a news conference Friday morning about what the mayor is calling a “raid” by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers at a business there on Thursday.

Federal immigration agents raided the Ocean Seafood Depot in Newark, New Jersey, detaining several workers without a warrant, sparking outrage from community leaders and local officials. FOX 5's Stephanie Bertini has more on the reaction to the raid.

The Democratic Governor Maura Healey signaled her support of criminal illegal alien arrests, saying she supports “the apprehension of criminals in our communities"

Federal law enforcement officers from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement have begun carrying out President Donald Trump’s mass deportation operation, making arrests this week in Boston and other major U.

The number of suspects arrested — several hundred per day — has been outpaced by the psychological impact of the attention on ICE operations.