There is anger from the Newark community following a raid by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents on Thursday.
A business along Adams Street, called Ocean Seafood Depot, was said to be targeted, which resulted in three arrests.
It is not clear where those workers have been taken or if they were wanted for any outstanding crimes.
What is clear is that local leaders are angry, saying what ICE did was "unconstitutional.”
Amy Torres is with the New Jersey Alliance for Immigrant Justice. She represents many of those who live in the Ironbound section of Newark, whose neighborhoods are filled with immigrants - people afraid the Trump administration would target their families.
"This is one of those bitter 'I told you so moments,'" she says. "People are scared, we knew this was going to happen."
Torres says that ICE agents, who were heavily armed, went into the Ocean Seafood Depot, a business known to use undocumented immigrants.
"They did all of this without a single name or a single warrant," she says.
Torres says employees were fingerprinted and photographed.
“It’s a slippery slope when we think it’s OK to suspend the Constitution of the United States in order to make a political point or statement," says Mayor Ras Baraka. "None of these people were rapists, or murderers or criminals. The problem is that ICE went in there without a warrant."
On taking office, President Donald Trump promised to target immigrants with mass deportations, along with an attempt to end birthright citizenship.
The Newark raid was one of several that took place in sanctuary cities around the U.S. on Thursday. In all, ICE arrested 538 and detained 373 undocumented immigrants.
“U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement may encounter U.S. citizens while conducting fieldwork and may request identification to establish an individual's identity as was the case during a targeted enforcement operation," a spokesperson for ICE wrote.
The impact of these policies on families and for those attempting to get into the U.S. is severe, says Torres.
“Pathways that were legal on Sunday, like asylum, the refugee resettlement program, DACA, TPS - legal a few days ago, illegal today," says Torres.
Others say they’ve heard that many aren’t going to work or getting out due to fear of being arrested or the target of a raid.
“People should not have to fear going to church or school will result in their arrest or deportation," said Rep. LaMonica McIver.
Organizations that represent immigrants within Newark are reminding people to know their rights and that they are protected by the 4th Amendment, which guarantees protection against illegal search and seizure.