The detention of New Jersey kebab shop owners sparked change. Deportation still looms

Cătălin Roșioru

COLLINGSWOOD, N.J. (AP) — The shawarma, falafel wraps and baklava at Jersey Kebab are great, but many of its patrons are also there these days for a side of protest. A New Jersey suburb of Philadelphia has rallied around the restaurant’s Turkish owners since federal officers detained the couple last February because they say their visas had expired. In fact, business has been so good since Celal and Emine Emanet were picked up early in the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown that they

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