Teen walking to school questioned by masked ICE agents in New Jersey
A teenage boy walking to school in North Bergen, New Jersey, was stopped and questioned by masked ICE agents with no parent present. Agents reportedly threatened to arrest a 12-year-old bystander who tried to intervene.
Oct 19, 2026North Bergen, NJ

On a Monday morning, masked ICE agents stopped and interrogated a teenage boy about his immigration status while he was walking to school in North Bergen, New Jersey, without a parent or other adult present. When other students walking by tried to tell the agents the boy was a minor, the agents reportedly told one of them, "You're 12 years old, get out of here ... or we'll arrest you for interfering." The encounter was captured on video by the group EstamosUnidosNJ.
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