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Rekha Sharma-Crawford: Kansas Father

rekha sharma-crawford: An attorney for a man living in Kansas who is fighting deportation to Bangladesh says his family and supporters are encouraged that he was returned to Missouri but his ultimate fate is still completely up to federal immigration officials, according to Metro News. Syed Ahmed Jamal, of Lawrence, was housed in the Platte County jail after arriving in Kansas City about 2 30 p.m. The Latest on a Kansas father fighting efforts by the U.S. to deport him to Bangladesh all times local 5 45 p.m. Wednesday. His attorney, Rekha Sharma-Crawford, said during a news conference at the jail that immigration officials could agree to allow Jamal to return to Lawrence under orders of supervision until the case is decided, which could take months. He was taken off a plane in Hawaii and sent back after a federal immigration board approved a stay as he battles to remain in the U.S., where he's lived for 30 years. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.