Mayor: Photo showing border patrol in New Jersey in a hoax
MORRISTOWN, N.J. — A photo that purports to show border patrol agents arresting someone in front of a New Jersey business is a digitally altered fake, officials said.
Morristown officials say it’s unclear where the photo being circulated on social media came from or why it was created.
“It’s clearly a scare tactic and it’s being superimposed in front of Latino businesses,” said Morristown Mayor Timothy Dougherty.
The Democratic mayor said some Latino residents have been afraid to send their children to school or visit local businesses because they worry they will be detained.