The Daily Item, Sunbury, PA - Selinsgrove couple faces deportation

'We're still hanging,' Mrs. Servano says
Salvacion Servano is relieved the Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday granted her and her husband, Pedro, a temporary stay of deportation. But her family’s struggle isn’t over yet, she said.
Agency: Servano case extraordinary
Federal officials have temporarily stayed deportation proceedings against Dr. Pedro Servano and his wife, Salvacion, of Selinsgrove, who had been ordered to leave the country because of a long-ago error on their paperwork, the couple’s attorney said Thursday.
Carney staff researching Servano case
U.S. Rep. Chris Carney on Friday said he needs time to research the pending deportation of a Selinsgrove physician and his wife before taking any kind of action.
Specter reviewing Servano situation
Pedro and Salvacion Servano may be closer than ever to garnering enough political support for a private legislative bill squashing their pending deportation to the Philippines.
Will president help Servanos?
Local real estate business owner Arthur Bowen is calling on a connected friend to help the Servanos.
His hope? To bend the ear of the president.
Breathing space
Pedro and Salvacion Servano have at least 60 more days to fight their pending deportation to the Philippines. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services on Monday granted the Selinsgrove residents a two-month reprieve during a scheduled meeting in Philadelphia, giving them a tight window of time to garner support for a private legislative bill naming them U.S. citizens.
Dr. Servano: ‘The community has given us hope’
For days, Dr. Pedro Servano’s pager has been ringing. At work, at home, during Thanksgiving dinner — at all hours of the day it buzzes against his hip. Each call, he knows from years of practicing medicine, represents a needy patient.
Servanos get 60-day extension to stay in the United States
Dr. Pedro Servano and his wife, Salvacion, along with their four children, appeared at the immigration and Citizenship Office in Philadelphia Monday afternoon where they were granted a 60-day extension to stay in the United States. Story will be updated by 8 today.
Servanos get brief reprieve
An immigrant doctor and his wife who face deportation back to the Philippines because of inconsistencies in their citizenship applications years ago were granted a brief reprieve Tuesday.
Odds are against Servanos
The Servano family's fate depends on whether Sen. Arlen Specter or Sen. Robert Casey sponsor a private bill enabling them to avoid deportation to the Philippines. But according to a recent Congressional study, such exemptions are few and far between.
200 rally behind physician
Despite the cold Saturday night, about 200 people, many carrying signs and lighted candles, rallied around a Selinsgrove physician and his wife who face deportation to the Philippines as early as Friday.
Vigil for Servanos set tonight
Weather forecasts call for snow today, but nothing will keep Sunbury resident and longtime Dr. Pedro Servano patient Janice Corcoran from protesting his Nov. 23 deportation to the Philippines.
Official: They got fair shake
A spokesman for Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Friday said Dr. Pedro Servano and his wife, Salvacion -- the Selinsgrove couple who will soon be deported to the Philippines -- have been given a fair shake through the immigration court system.
Couple without a country
A spokesman for Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Friday said Dr. Pedro and Salvacion Servano — the Selinsgrove couple who will soon be deported to the Philippines — have been given a fair shake through the immigration court system.

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