North Bergen leaders say they are concerned about reports of Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity outside of local schools.

Officials with the town issued a statement after they said videos were posted on social media showing a confrontation between federal agents and city residents outside of a school Monday morning.

“The ongoing presence of masked ICE agents in our community is continuing to cause widespread fear and outrage among North Bergen residents,” Mayor Nick Sacco wrote in a statement. “While our local government has extremely limited authority regarding federal law enforcement actions, we want residents to know that we share their concerns and are monitoring the situation closely.”

Officials say that the North Bergen School District is investigating the incident.

“We want parents and all residents to know that we are taking this issue seriously and will pursue every legal avenue available to protect our students, including denying federal agents access to school buildings without a judicial warrant or other lawful authority,” stated North Bergen Parks and Public Property Commissioner Hugo Cabrera.

News 12 reached out to the Department of Homeland Security for a statement and is waiting to hear back.