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Strangers in Oswego helped two men evade immigration arrest
Original: How strangers helped two men evade an immigration arrest: ‘Everybody stepped up in Oswego’
Two men in Oswego, New York, avoided arrest by immigration agents after local strangers intervened to warn and shield them, according to Syracuse.com. Residents rallied quickly, with one participant describing the scene by saying 'Everybody stepped up in Oswego.' The episode highlights growing tension between federal immigration enforcement and communities that choose to protect undocumented residents from detention.
Why now: Community resistance to immigration enforcement is a divisive and widely followed issue in the US right now
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- How strangers helped two men evade an immigration arrest: ‘Everybody stepped up in Oswego’ · Syracuse.com
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