Parlak came to the U.S. in 1991, seeking political asylum. Since 1994, he has run the popular Kurdish restaurant Cafe Gulistan in Harbert, Mich., and has become a beloved member of the community. His troubles began in 2004, when Homeland Security agents arrested Parlak for lying on immigration documents about whether he had served prison time in Turkey and had ties to a terrorist group. That same year, he was given the order of deportation he has continued to fight.