A Long Island postal worker has been accused of attempting to free a man from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody last month, sparking allegations of obstruction and potential ties to the unauthorized immigration activity.
Tamara Mayorga-Wong, a USPS employee on Long Island, is facing federal charges after allegedly helping an unidentified individual briefly escape from the back of an ICE agent's vehicle in Westhampton. According to court documents, both Wong and her accomplice were apprehended shortly after the break-out attempt.
Following Wong's arrest, authorities took her into custody and transported her to a Southampton police station for processing. During the drive, prosecutors claim she made incriminating statements about immigration enforcement, including references to the treatment of immigrants' families.
Mayorga-Wong is now facing a single count of obstruction of a federal proceeding in U.S. District Court's Eastern District of New York. Her arraignment is scheduled for Thursday afternoon in Central Islip. It remains unclear whether she has retained an attorney, but no information was available as of press time.
Tamara Mayorga-Wong, a USPS employee on Long Island, is facing federal charges after allegedly helping an unidentified individual briefly escape from the back of an ICE agent's vehicle in Westhampton. According to court documents, both Wong and her accomplice were apprehended shortly after the break-out attempt.
Following Wong's arrest, authorities took her into custody and transported her to a Southampton police station for processing. During the drive, prosecutors claim she made incriminating statements about immigration enforcement, including references to the treatment of immigrants' families.
Mayorga-Wong is now facing a single count of obstruction of a federal proceeding in U.S. District Court's Eastern District of New York. Her arraignment is scheduled for Thursday afternoon in Central Islip. It remains unclear whether she has retained an attorney, but no information was available as of press time.
. Like, what's going on here? Is this guy really in ICE custody and needed to be freed? And how did she know about it to begin with? It sounds like a pretty intense situation for someone who’s just trying to do their job at the post office.
. I don’t think we should jump to conclusions here, but it does seem suspicious that she made incriminating statements during her arrest. It's like, what was she thinking? Did she really not think through the consequences?
. One thing for sure is that Tamara Mayorga-Wong's life is about to get a lot more complicated 
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i dont think it's cool that this postal worker got accused of tryin to free some dude from ICE custody... like, whats the big deal? seems like someone needs help and we all wanna lend a hand, right? 
but at the same time, i can see how it might be seen as obstruction... its all kinda complicated. i think what bothers me is that this woman was just doin her job and then got pulled into somethin she didnt sign up for... USPS employees should be able to help people in need too! 
It's not like she's a mastermind or anything. She's just a postal worker trying to do what's right. And from what I've heard, ICE custody can be super harsh... I feel for that guy who was being held. 
Maybe Tamara was just trying to help someone in need? We shouldn't jump to conclusions and assume the worst about people. 
I think Tamara Mayorga-Wong's actions were motivated by empathy, not malice. The way she was questioned during transport is really disturbing, though 
If the US government wants to get to the bottom of immigration issues, maybe they should start with listening to people's stories instead of interrogating them on the side of the road 
what's going on here? I mean, I get that we're living in a super polarized world and people are passionate about immigration issues, but trying to break someone out from ICE custody? That's like, a whole different level of reckless. Tamara Mayorga-Wong was just doing her job as a postal worker, what did she have to do with the man being held by ICE? It's not like they're exactly swimming in applicants for these kinds of jobs... and now she's facing federal charges? 
anyway, only time will tell how it all plays out 
... or so it seems. I'm not here to judge Tamara Mayorga-Wong's actions, but we gotta ask ourselves, what motivates someone to put themselves in harm's way for a stranger? Was she just tryin' to do some good or was there somethin' more goin' on? Maybe she saw the desperation in that man's eyes and wanted to help. Or maybe it was just a misguided attempt to stick it to the man, like they say 
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. We can all learn from this situation by reflectin' on our own values and motivations 
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I'm not saying Tamara Mayorga-Wong did anything wrong, but this whole situation just reeks of some major drama 
It's like they say in that movie 'Mr. Robot', "You're not a hacker, you're an architect"... I feel like Tamara might be trying to build some kind of change here 
. Remember when postal workers weren't expected to be law enforcement? Tamara Mayorga-Wong's situation just sounds like a mess, you know? She's been accused of trying to break up ICE custody, which is super concerning. But the fact that she made incriminating statements about immigration during the arrest... it's like, what was going on in her head, right? 
. I mean, wouldn't it've been better if she just stayed quiet and not said anything about immigration enforcement? Now she's got a federal charge against her and her life is probably turned upside down