Jersey Kebab reopening this weekend after ICE raid detained husband, wife owners
HADDON TOWNSHIP, N.J. - It's been more than a month since a beloved family-owned business was forced to shut its doors to handle a traumatic emergency.
However, now the family is reunited, and they want to celebrate a new chapter with their community.
What we know:
Jersey Kebab in Haddon Township announced that they will be reopening on Sunday with a "Community Celebration."
Free gyro platters will be served from 2 to 5 p.m. for everyone who attends.
"We will be celebrating the return of our mom, Emine, and the reopening of Jersey Kebab," the restaurant said in a Facebook post.
The South Jersey mother was finally reunited with her family earlier this month after being detained by ICE for more than two weeks.
South Jersey family reunites with mother after ICE raids Jersey Kebab restaurant
South Jersey mother Emine Emanet has been released from a detention center in Elizabeth on bond after she and her husband were detained following an ICE raid on their family-owned business, Jersey Kebab.
The backstory:
Emine's husband Celal and son Muhammed had been fighting for Emine’s release since ICE raided their business, Jersey Kebab, on February 25.
Celal was released that day with a GPS ankle monitor, but authorities chose to detain Emine, holding her at the Elizabeth Detention Center in North Jersey.
Emine was released on bond weeks later, and now the couple have upcoming court hearings to decide their fate in the U.S.
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Two weeks ago, ICE agents raided a Haddon Township restaurant and took a husband and wife out in handcuffs. Both are back home, but their family says they still have a long way to go until the ordeal is over.
The family moved from Turkey to the U.S. in 2008 on a religious worker's visa. Celal applied for a green card before the visa expired, but it was denied three times.
They have been going through the appeals process since 2016, waiting for a decision.
The Source: Information from this article was provided by Jersey Kebab and previous reporting by FOX 29.