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Mayor calls for release of New Jersey synagogue custodian detained by ICE

JL;DR SUMMARY Jorge Tomas Dagar Aquino, a custodian at the Glen Rock Jewish Center in New Jersey, has been detained by ICE during an asylum interview, prompting the mayor of Glen Rock to demand his release. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Trump AdministrationImmigrationCommunity SupportNew JerseyAsylumIceGlen RockJorge Tomas Dagar AquinoGlen Rock Jewish CenterKristine Morieko

Places mentioned

Glen Rock, New Jersey, United States
"The custodian of a synagogue in Glen Rock, New Jersey was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), sparking calls for his release from the mayor of the northern New Jersey suburb."
California, United States
"Earlier this month in California, a volley of immigration raids and detainments sparked mass protests against ICE."
Ecuador
"According to the synagogue website, Aquino is originally from Ecuador."

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