ICE Newark and FBI partners arrested nine Chilean nationals in Jersey City and Princeton on September 19, all of whom had overstayed their visas and were connected to transnational criminal organizations. The agency noted that many of the individuals possessed extensive criminal histories involving theft and related offenses across multiple states. They are linked to sophisticated burglary and property crime operations affecting communities nationwide.

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