Bronx Food Pantry Leader's Detention by ICE Leaves Community Shaken
The food bank has paused distributions as community members and Congressman Ritchie Torres seek Nilaj’s release.
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NEW YORK — There is outrage in The Bronx after the arrest of a well-loved immigrant in the community, at the hands of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement Service (ICE). Aleksander Nilaj, founder of the Open Hand food bank in The Bronx, was arrested a week ago when he went to an immigration court appointment. He was taken to Delaney Hall detention center in New Jersey. Community members reacted to his sudden arrest. “There are a…
Despite having no background and playing a supportive role for his community, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Service (ICE) refuses to release the founder and president of a Bronx food bank, Aleksander Nilaj, who is being held at the Detention Center in [...]
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