• Two Kitchen Workers Detained On Bloomfield Avenue, Renewing Fear Across Montclair

    Two kitchen workers from Raymond’s, the longtime Church Street diner, were detained by federal immigration agents Wednesday morning on their way to work on Bloomfield Avenue in Montclair, according to an employee at the restaurant. Wednesday’s arrests are the latest and most visible sign of something Montclair has been living with quietly for months. Earlier this year, The Montclair Pod spoke with Masiel Rodriguez-Vars, executive director of the Montclair Fund for Educational Excellence (MFEE), about how ICE’s presence was already reshaping daily life for immigrant families here, even without the large-scale raids seen in cities like Newark or Jersey City.

    Farnoosh Torabi August 20, 2026

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