From NJ to Louisiana and back: One Elizabeth woman’s path through ICE detention

Asylum seeker Lourdes Rosero believed her work permit would spare her from potential deportation. She was wrong.

By: Sophie Nieto-Munoz

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: September 8, 2026

Words: 3,250

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 4 days ago

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This is the first in a three-part series examining President Donald Trump’s mass deportation effort and its effect on New Jersey.

The immigration agents stormed the Savino Del Bene warehouse from every angle: emergency doors, loading docks, the main entrance.

By the time they reached Lourdes Rosero, the warehouse’s cafeteria had been converted into a processing station, with agents holding laptops, checking names against lists. Dogs and drones circled outside. …

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