Chowdhury now has a permit to work in the U.S. and he hopes to get a green card in the future. His 14-year-old son, Maheen, said he was 11 when immigration authorities showed up to arrest his father at 5 a.m. According to Maheen, the separation put the entire family in a tailspin.
"Everything was a mess. We had trouble getting food. My mom just cried all the time. We had to sell our car for money," said Maheen Chowdhury, who was born in the U.S.
Rallies in cities across US decrying deportation
Mr Chowdhury; YOU broke OUR laws and you should've been deported. If I tried that crap in your country, I'd be in some real bad trouble and probably not just being stuck in jail. Sheesh!
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