Here since 7 yrs. old, he’s told to leave U.S

Exclusive to the Filipino Reporter

Almost all his life, Miguel Gulfin called the United States home.

He was only seven when his parents brought him to the U.S. in 1991.

He completed grade school and high school in New Jersey and at one point pursued a college degree in communications, where he was on the Dean’s List.

Until recently, he served as president of the Campus Crusade for Christ (CCC) and regularly participated in its mission trips to as far as Florida to do evangelization work among students.

But Miguel, now 27, is undocumented and, through no fault of his own, the U.S. Government wants him out of the country.

Worse, it also wants his parents, Carmelo and Aurelia Gulfin of Tinton Falls, N.J., out for overstaying.

They have a final deportation order and were given until the end of September to pack up and leave.

Miguel is not alone.

Toms River. NJ Couple Facing Deportation Wishing for a Miracle

By EDMUND M. SILVESTRE | Exclusive to the Filipino Reporter

Gideon and Rica Tonog, both 37, recently received a notice of voluntary departure from the U.S. Citizen and Immigration Service (USCIS) following the denial of Rica’s application to adjust her working permit to permanent residency after the USCIS ruled that the petitioning company — a Fil-Am-owned staffing company — had no financial capability to sponsor.

Gideon, who was a dependent of Rica in her USCIS application, had previously lost his labor certification when his sponsoring company shut down following the 9/11 tragedy.

But the Tonogs want to stay in the United States, with Rica currently undergoing aggressive treatment for severe endometriosis and endometrial hyperplasia.