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The Emanet family thanks their South Jersey neighbors with free food as deportation proceedings loom

The family worked on Sunday to thank a community that has rallied and raised money on their behalf, offering all comers free meals of falafel, rice, salad and baklava.

Muhammed Emanet (right) keeps the line moving as his mother, Emine Emanet, (rear, at right) serves patrons with family friends Katie Wister (left) and Aysu Ozbay (center) inside their Jersey Kebab restaurant Sunday. The family threw a party for their neighbors who helped them through the fear of ICE arrests and detention. The party was a festive mix of welcoming the couple home, thanking supporters, and marking the end of Ramadan.
Muhammed Emanet (right) keeps the line moving as his mother, Emine Emanet, (rear, at right) serves patrons with family friends Katie Wister (left) and Aysu Ozbay (center) inside their Jersey Kebab restaurant Sunday. The family threw a party for their neighbors who helped them through the fear of ICE arrests and detention. The party was a festive mix of welcoming the couple home, thanking supporters, and marking the end of Ramadan.Read moreTom Gralish / Staff Photographer