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Three men detained in ICE sweep near Morristown church, alarming schoolchildren

Sep 25, 2026·Location: Morristown, NJ

Three men detained in ICE sweep near Morristown church, alarming schoolchildren
Photo via morristowngreen.com

Masked ICE agents conducted an enforcement sweep along Speedwell Avenue in Morristown, chasing a man from the Lincoln Apartments toward a firehouse while a school bus of elementary students watched agents transfer handcuffed detainees between vehicles. Father Duberney Villamizar, a local priest, cut short Mass to witness the operation and said four to six individuals, including a car wash employee, were detained, with one released after producing legal documents. During the operation, a passing vehicle struck the open door of an ICE SUV in front of the school bus, which the priest said caused children to scream; DHS blamed a distracted driver and said no ICE officers were injured. Residents and officials questioned whether a Morris County Sheriff's officer had cooperated with ICE, which would violate New Jersey's Immigrant Trust Directive. DHS later identified three men detained: Noe Izara Rivera and Marco Vinicio Remache-Damian, who will face due process in deportation proceedings, and Cesar Armando Chilotillo, a previously deported individual who will remain in ICE custody pending removal. The arrests were part of a series of Morristown ICE sweeps that have unsettled Hispanic neighborhoods and prompted protests since January.

Timeline

Sep 25, 2026—DHS identified three men detained in the sweep and outlined their immigration case statuses.
Sep 22, 2026—ICE agents conducted a sweep on Speedwell Avenue in Morristown, detaining four to six people as schoolchildren on a bus watched; an ICE SUV was struck by a passing vehicle.
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