BREAKING: An ICE agent opened fire on a fleeing suspect’s vehicle after being struck during an attempted arrest in New Jersey. The suspect escaped and remains at large, while the injured agent is expected to recover, authorities said.
Sec. Mullin on NJ: "The governor wasn’t allowing state police, and the major was not allowing local police to come in and help with these violent protesters." https://t.co/3J6htAUyvF
BREAKING: The DOJ has charged Nicholas Matthew Scelfo with threatening to kill an ICE agent and the agent’s family in Newark. He faces up to 10 years in prison and is scheduled to appear in federal court today.
New Jersey officials have imposed a curfew around a Newark immigration detention center following violent protests that began last month over conditions inside the facility.
Sec. Mullin on the NJ ICE facility: "Not only are we providing them a safe place to stay, and food, and a place to sleep, but we’re also giving them a convenience store to buy products out of. So we're going above and beyond. The fact is this is political theater."
Sec. Mullin warns federal agents could be pulled from international airports to protect staff from violent anti-ICE protesters in New Jersey, saying the move could disrupt entry processing for travelers arriving in the U.S.
Six states are now monitoring passengers — and others — who may have come into contact with people aboard the cruise ship tied to the hantavirus outbreak. Virginia, Georgia, California, Arizona, and Texas are tracking passengers and possible contacts, while New Jersey is monitoring individuals who may have interacted with someone from the ship.
The outbreak aboard the MV Hondius has reportedly been linked to at least three deaths and eight confirmed cases as of May 8, according to reports citing the World Health Organization.
A rabid beaver attacked an 8-year-old boy who was fishing with his family at Lake Henry in Mahwah, New Jersey, over the weekend. Police said the animal came out of the water, charged onto shore, and bit the boy on the leg.
Spirit Airlines aircraft have been spotted parked at airports nationwide following the airline’s weekend shutdown, with the planes expected to be moved to Goodyear Airport in Arizona for storage after being returned to their lessors.
Surveillance footage shows the moment United Airlines Flight 169 came within feet of disaster while on final approach into Newark Liberty International Airport, appearing to strike a light pole and a truck as it crossed over the New Jersey Turnpike onto Runway 29 on Sunday, as a Federal Aviation Administration investigation gets underway.