From left: Omar, Tarek, and Zena Saifo outside the restaurant their father Iemad founded in Collingswood in 2011. Credit: Matt Skoufalos.
Family of Collingswood Restaurant Owner Detained by ICE Calls for His Release
Iemad Saifo, chef-owner of Zena’s American Mediterranean Cuisine and Catering, was detained by immigration authorities at a routine check-in. Saifo, who has several available pathways to citizenship, is being held at Delaney Hall. His children fear for his well-being in a detention center that recently sustained a medically related death. Sign in or subscribe to continue reading...
The owners of El Nopalito Mexican Restaurant say they’re fearful for what might happen to two of their kitchen staff who were taken into custody in Camden City yesterday. Neighbors are dispirited by the action, but an immigration attorney says that’s part of the intention of an uptick in enforcement across the region. Sign in or subscribe to continue reading...
Residents of the historically dry-by-law borough want to put the question of whether to allow liquor licenses up for a vote in November. A handful of grassroots organizers are working to gather the necessary signatures within two weeks so that the community can have its say on the measure this fall. Sign in or subscribe to continue reading...