Owner of Mandarin restaurant to be deported after jail
"The co-owner of a popular Jacksonville restaurant received a three-month sentence Monday for harboring illegal aliens and faces certain deportation to his native India.
Sanjit Kumar Rajak, who was head chef and manager of Cilantro Indian Cuisine in Mandarin, will complete his prison sentence in about a week because he has been behind bars since his January arrest. He agreed to a $5,000 fine.
His lawyer, Shawn Arnold, said he expects deportation proceedings to begin immediately, a bitter end for a successful businessman who lived a rags-to-riches story. Arnold said Rajak won't be allowed to re-enter the United States for five to 10 years.
Rajak admitted hiring four illegal workers and leasing their Sunbeam Road apartment. He has no other criminal record."
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Categories: Immigration and Customs Enforcement,General News,Detention and Removal
I've had meals at that restaurant a couple of times, can't believe he got into such a mess;
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I have a dilemma and was wondering if anyone in here can kindly help me. My wife is a U.S.Citizen. We married back in Aug 2004. We had a shaky married life and the normal ups and downs. In 2005 we were called for a stokes Interview. we failed it and my wife withdrew my I-130 application. However, we were never separated or filed for an official divorce. We patched things back together and worked out our differences. In 2007, we filed a new I-130. This time however, it was denied and I was placed in removal proceedings. During one of my several court hearings, 2 ICE officers detained me. I was shocked and so was my wife. I should have been released on a bail as i had no criminal convictions, but because I had traveled out of the country on a parole once, I was considered an arriving alien and hence no bail was granted! It took several more court trips for me (While being detained)to prove the judge that our marriage was genuine. Finally, after a 10 month battle, I was finally released. My attorney has now challenged the decision by ICE to revoke my I-130 based on the immigration judge's decision. However, it has been 6 months and we are still waiting to hear from the BIA. I am tired of this waiting game and would like to go with my wife back home for a vacation. I can't make the same mistake I did before and travel on an advance parole this time. Another i-130 application will cost over a $1000 and might get rejected again. Any suggestions?
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