‘We live here too’: Tahanie Aboushi bids to become New York’s top prosecutor
by Erum Salam in New York from US news | The Guardian on (#5J3C7)
The standout progressive is the underdog for district attorney, but she's confident she can win - and change the system
Tahanie Aboushi was 13 when police barged into her home and arrested her parents. At 14, her father, a shop owner in Brooklyn's Sunset Park, was sentenced to 22 years in prison for charges relating to untaxed cigarettes and stolen goods. Her mother was acquitted of all charges.
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