Customers defend Eleganté after ICE detained three employees. The Honesdale restaurant's owner says the employees had asylum status.

Multiple people were taken away from Eleganté in Honesdale by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Thursday, according to Mayor Derek Williams.

A spokesperson for ICE’s Philadelphia field office confirmed the office conducted a worksite enforcement operation at Elegante Restaurant and Pizzeria and arrested three “illegal aliens.” ...

They suited up and drove to Elegante Restaurant and Pizzeria, which was open at the time. Williams said around 10 agents descended on the restaurant, located in the 800 block of Main Street ...

But the restaurant was having trouble filling seats ... intended to serve as a guide to its "most beloved dishes." El Carlos Elegante's tasting menu, called the "Elegante Experience," is $99 ...

It's business as usual at Elegante Restaurant and Pizzeria on Main Street in Honesdale. Thursday was a much different scene. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers raided the restaurant.

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