A “Married/Single” Finds Hope after Detention & Deportation on a Brand-New CITIZEN PINOY! MALEN FUENTES (left) shares her story on persistence and strength after her life crumbled, which included three fraud denials and two deportations.  This Sunday, leading US immigration attorney MICHAEL J. GURFINKEL (right) features another success story and answers your (immigration) questions on the season premiere of the most popular immigration talk show on television.

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REDWOOD CITY, CA. --- Tatay Ino welcomed his daughter Malen to the US when she immigrated in 1996, unaware that she had a secret from her past that she was hiding – Malen was secretly married back in 1977.  Entering the US as “married” when one is petitioned by a parent as “single” has dire consequences.  And true enough, Malen’s bright future in the US suddenly dimmed when she was taken into custody by immigration officers and brought to a detention center, after a “friend” reported her.  She was detained for being a “married/single,” and eventually sent back to the Philippines, after her fraud waivers, motions and appeals were all denied.

Malen’s world crumbled, and Tatay Ino was deeply saddened.  There was nothing for Malen back in the Philippines.  She was depressed, cried, and drowned her sorrow with sleeping pills.  She was, however, resolute in returning to America. She took matters into her own hands, and found a way back to the US through Canada.  She eventually married a US citizen and suddenly life seemed to be going well, until her case was again denied due to her old fraud.  She again found herself in removal/deportation.  It was at this point that Tatay Ino and the rest of Malen’s family consulted with the Law Offices of Michael Gurfinkel.  They were regular viewers of CITIZEN PINOY and knew that Atty. Gurfinkel was the one who could handle Malen’s case.  He was their last hope.  How could a person with so many denials, and deportations ever achieve the “American Dream”?

This Sunday, find out how hope springs anew for a “married single”, even after detention and deportation.  Join leading US immigration attorney MICHAEL J. GURFINKEL on a brand-new episode of your favorite immigration program CITIZEN PINOY.  Atty. Gurfinkel will also answer the audience’s immigration questions during everyone’s favorite segment:  Your Tanong, My Sagot. 

Don’t miss this brand-new episode on an all-new CITIZEN PINOY this Sunday (March 28), at 5:45 pm (PST) with a replay the next Sunday, at 12:00 am (PST) on TFC. 

CITIZEN PINOY is made possible with the support of friends who are committed to giving back to the Filipino community: Asian Journal -- with circulation in Northern and Southern California, Nevada, and in the East Coast; and Arko Foods in Glendale, CA.  CITIZEN PINOY is also supported by ABS-CBN Global’s key product offerings: Star Kargo, Starry Starry Store, and Sarimanok One.
 

CITIZEN PINOY and Atty. MICHAEL J. GURFINKEL’s continuing mission is to bring families together!  Watch CITIZEN PINOY every Sunday at 5:45 pm (PST), with replays the next Sunday at 12:00 am (PST) on TFC. CITIZEN PINOY also airs on ANC-US every Sunday at 12:00 noon with replays on Thursdays at 8 pm, all PST; and on ANC- Philippines every Monday at 3 am with replays on Fridays at 11:00 am (Philippine time).