NEW YORK (AP) — An Argentine restaurant owner who worked for years as an undercover informant for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in a deal to gain citizenship, only to face deportation, is fighting for a reprieve once again.
Emilio Maya won a one-year stay a year ago, after U.S. Rep. Maurice Hinchey, D-N.Y., introduced a rare private bill requesting that the 35-year-old immigrant, who runs a restaurant in Saugerties, be granted legal status immediately.
At the time, Hinchey said he was hopeful that the year would give ICE enough time to properly review Maya's case and reach a fair decision.
Instead, despite renewed efforts by Hinchey, Maya says he has been …
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