ICE car chase injures children and van driver in Newark multi-vehicle crash
Feb 26, 2026·Location: Newark, New Jersey

An ICE enforcement operation in Newark, New Jersey on February 25-26, 2026 resulted in a multi-vehicle crash with injuries. ICE agents attempted to pull over a van during an arrest operation near a bus stop where fourth and fifth grade students were waiting for their school bus early Thursday morning. When the driver fled, the pursuit caused a crash involving multiple vehicles, including one carrying three children who were injured. The van driver was also injured and taken to the hospital. Armed and masked ICE agents were present near the bus stop, with some students reporting that agents followed them home. Ring camera footage captured the incident. Newark Mayor Ras Baraka criticized ICE's actions as reckless and dangerous, stating the operation violated New Jersey state law prohibiting law enforcement vehicle pursuits in densely populated areas without an immediate threat to public safety.
Timeline
Sources
- Newark mayor says ICE operation caused multivehicle crash with injuries
NBC News·Feb 26, 2026·archived copy
- ICE pursuit leads to multi-vehicle crash
- Newark mayor says ICE operation caused multi-vehicle crash with injuries
Associated Press·Feb 26, 2026·archived copy
- CBS News
- ICE pursuit in Newark leads to crash involving several vehicles: officials
abc7ny.com·Feb 26, 2026·archived copy
- thenewarktimes.com
- WJTV
- Enough is enough! Mayor Ras Baraka warns ICE puts communities at risk after 3-vehicle crash involving children in Newark
- KTAR
- ppe.nbcnews.com
- Children flee bus stop after ICE agents spotted in Lindenwold, school district says
6abc.com·Feb 13, 2026·archived copy
- ICE operation causes students at Lindenwold bus stop to flee in panic, school district says
- NJ.com
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