Born to Polish parents in a post-World War II German refugee camp, Paul John Bojerski has lived in the United States since his family legally immigrated here in 1952.The retired optician moved to Florida in the early 1980s and married his wife, Gayle. “He had a great career,” his immigration attorney David Stoller said. “He’s had a loving marriage. He seems to be loved by all of those people around him. It doesn’t seem like he could hurt a fly.”Stoller has represented Bojerski in immigration proceedings since 2008. He told WESH 2 his client’s deportation order dates back to the late 1960s after he had run-ins with the law. “There are situations where it is just impracticable to try and deport them,” Stoller said, “and he’s one of those situations.”Stoller said that despite his following a supervision order and checking in with immigration officials, Bojerski found out in July that if he did not self-deport, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents would remove him from the country.”Where’s the guy supposed to go?” Stoller said. “This is really the only country he’s ever known. He’s been here for, you know, 70 plus years.”Bojerski was taken into custody on Oct. 30 and first brought to Alligator Alcatraz. From there, Stoller said he was moved to another federal detention facility in South Florida, where one night he fell out of his wheelchair while sleeping. “The part of that facility was locked out, and nobody could get in there to help him,” Stoller said. “Eventually, they did the next day get in and helped him. They took him and got some X-rays. My understanding was he had suffered a minor concussion.” Stoller said he had filed a writ of habeas corpus, arguing there was no valid deportation order, but now he’s trying a different tactic to get Bojerski’s legal status through his marriage to a U.S. citizen. “We want to start all over again,” Stoller said. “He’s got a criminal record. We’re going to try and get around it based on a petition filed by his wife and a new application for Adjustment of Status to become a permanent resident.”Bojerski has a bond hearing in his immigration case Tuesday morning.

Born to Polish parents in a post-World War II German refugee camp, Paul John Bojerski has lived in the United States since his family legally immigrated here in 1952.

The retired optician moved to Florida in the early 1980s and married his wife, Gayle.

“He had a great career,” his immigration attorney David Stoller said. “He’s had a loving marriage. He seems to be loved by all of those people around him. It doesn’t seem like he could hurt a fly.”

Stoller has represented Bojerski in immigration proceedings since 2008. He told WESH 2 his client’s deportation order dates back to the late 1960s after he had run-ins with the law.

“There are situations where it is just impracticable to try and deport them,” Stoller said, “and he’s one of those situations.”

Stoller said that despite his following a supervision order and checking in with immigration officials, Bojerski found out in July that if he did not self-deport, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents would remove him from the country.

“Where’s the guy supposed to go?” Stoller said. “This is really the only country he’s ever known. He’s been here for, you know, 70 plus years.”

Bojerski was taken into custody on Oct. 30 and first brought to Alligator Alcatraz.

From there, Stoller said he was moved to another federal detention facility in South Florida, where one night he fell out of his wheelchair while sleeping.

“The part of that facility was locked out, and nobody could get in there to help him,” Stoller said. “Eventually, they did the next day get in and helped him. They took him and got some X-rays. My understanding was he had suffered a minor concussion.”

Stoller said he had filed a writ of habeas corpus, arguing there was no valid deportation order, but now he’s trying a different tactic to get Bojerski’s legal status through his marriage to a U.S. citizen.

“We want to start all over again,” Stoller said. “He’s got a criminal record. We’re going to try and get around it based on a petition filed by his wife and a new application for Adjustment of Status to become a permanent resident.”

Bojerski has a bond hearing in his immigration case Tuesday morning.