DHS Says NJ Business Owner Arrested by ICE Not a Victim, But a Hardened Criminal

COLLINGSWOOD, N.J. — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is forcefully rejecting reports portraying a South Jersey restaurant owner as simply a longtime business owner caught up in immigration enforcement, arguing that the man has an extensive criminal history and has remained in the United States illegally for more than 24 years.

The dispute centers on 65-year-old Iemad Saifo, owner of Zena’s American Mediterranean Cuis...