Alyse Robayo has never met Emine Emanet, but on Sunday afternoon, she sat at a folding table in a Haddon Township storefront writing a heartfelt letter on her behalf, addressing federal authorities who hope to deport Emanet and her husband,

ICE last week detained Jersey Kebab owners Emine Emanet and Celal Emanet, whose restaurant was described by the township's mayor as "a pillar of the community."

Immigrants who own a restaurant in Camden County, New Jersey, were taken into custody Tuesday by immigration officers and U.S. Marshals, according to their son.