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ICE Pursuit in Newark Ends in Multi-Vehicle Crash That Injures Children, Drawing Mayor’s Rebuke

Newark’s mayor says ICE violated New Jersey’s pursuit limits by chasing a fleeing van through city streets.

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A chase in Newark by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents pursing a van they had tried to pull over Wednesday resulted in a crash that hospitalized the van driver and involved a third vehicle that three minors were passengers in, city officials said.
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Overview

  • Police said a van fled an attempted ICE stop around 8:20 a.m. at Clinton Avenue and Shanley Avenue, leading to a crash involving multiple vehicles.
  • A rideshare carrying two 15-year-olds and a 12-year-old was struck, and the children were taken to University Hospital for evaluation of pain.
  • Mayor Ras Baraka said Newark police were not part of the ICE operation and only responded to the crash scene.
  • Baraka called the chase reckless and pointed to state rules that allow vehicle pursuits only when a suspect poses an immediate threat.
  • The van’s driver was injured and hospitalized; later reporting cited DHS identifying the target as Christian Oswaldo Guevara-Guerra, a Salvadoran national with a prior removal order, as scrutiny of ICE pursuits grows after a recent deadly case in Georgia.