"A Westhampton letter carrier allegedly helped a person escape from the back of a police vehicle in an attempt to free them from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody, federal authorities said. Tamara Mayorga-Wong is scheduled to be arraigned Nov. 20 at Central Islip federal court on a charge of obstructing a federal proceeding. Mayorga-Wong was observed running to the rear passenger side of the vehicle, where the [unidentified detainee] was seated, and opening the door, a federal investigator stated in court documents."
"Mayorga-Wong was then heard instructing [the detainee] to flee, in Spanish. In response, [the detainee] exited the vehicle and proceeded to run away. Authorities said Mayorga-Wong, 57, of Westhampton Beach, confronted ICE agents on Nov. 5 as the agents detained a person outside of the 7-Eleven store next to the Westhampton Post Office on Mill Road. You can't do this, Mayorga-Wong allegedly told the agents as the agents placed the detainee into the back of the police vehicle, according to court documents."
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) enforces immigration laws and aims to protect national security and public safety. A Westhampton letter carrier, Tamara Mayorga-Wong, allegedly intervened on Nov. 5 as ICE agents detained a person outside a 7-Eleven near the Westhampton Post Office, opened the rear passenger door of the police vehicle, and instructed the detainee in Spanish to flee. The detainee ran, was taken into custody again, and Mayorga-Wong allegedly attempted to flee and resisted arrest by kicking and flailing. She is scheduled to be arraigned on a charge of obstructing a federal proceeding.
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