Each week, syracuse.com will look back at some of our most important and valuable journalism from the previous week. Here are six stories for the week of Sept. 28, 2025.
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A U.S. immigration case allowed part of the story. Then jurors explored the shadows of doubt
A jury’s first vote in an immigration case in Syracuse showed seven for the government and five for the defendant, Doris Aleman-Bonilla. As jurors went around the room, however, their questions started to expose holes in the government’s case and after three days of testimony and deliberations, they told a judge they could not reach a consensus. Two jurors described for Syracuse.com | The Post-Standard how their peers earnestly ev