Guatemalan migrant dies days after ICE raid swept dozens off Passaic streets
Jul 18, 2025·Location: Passaic, NJ
Country of origin: Guatemala
In mid-July, ICE agents conducted a series of raids in Passaic, New Jersey, arresting dozens of residents including José Efraín Chajón Raxón, a Guatemalan national. He was transferred to the Delaney Hall detention facility and died less than four days later after a medical emergency, becoming the second person to die at the facility within a month. At least 75 people, including one U.S. citizen, were arrested by ICE in Passaic that month, with arrests spiking 4,200% compared to the previous year.
Sources
More incidents in New Jersey
- U.S. citizen thrown to ground, detained hours by ICE in Passaic, NJAug 27, 2026 · Passaic, NJ
- Two Raymond's restaurant workers detained by ICE in Montclair, NJAug 20, 2026 · Montclair, NJ
- Delaney Hall detainees seek crime-victim visas after alleged abuse during protestsAug 20, 2026 · Newark, NJ
- Two restaurant workers detained by ICE while walking to work in MontclairAug 19, 2026 · Montclair, NJ
- Colombian bridal shop owner and mother detained by ICE in New JerseyAug 19, 2026 · Teaneck, NJ
- Man detained by ICE agents after visiting Newark church food pantryAug 18, 2026 · Newark, NJ