Francis Anwana is 48-years-old, deaf, has cognitive disabilities and makes his living in Detroit, Michigan by mowing lawns and performing custodial work at a local church. The Nigerian immigrant has lived in the United States for 34 years, but now his stay is in danger of coming to an end, according to USA TODAY. 

Anwana originally came to the U.S. on a student visa, and enrolled at the Michigan School for the Deaf in Flint when he was 14-years-old. Many immigrants in similar circumstances are eligible for DACA; however, due to Anwana's current age, he is ineligible for the program, reports the Detroit Free Press. 

ICE told the Michigan resident he'd be deported on September 11, but his deportation has since been postponed, and he will meet with the law enforcement agency on September 21 in hopes of finding a way to stay in the U.S.

His lawyer and advocates claim Anwana is unable to fully understand the fact he will be deported to Nigeria, and say he can only read at the second grade level. Anwana currently lives in an adult foster care facility and has no criminal record. Certain documents that could help his case are missing, as state caretakers lost them during his multiple moves between group homes.  

"About a decade ago, someone tried to help him by applying for citizenship," said Susan Reed, a Michigan Immigrant Rights Center immigration attorney assisting Anwana with his case. "He was denied because he was ineligible, placed in deportation proceedings, and finally denied asylum, which he sought based on conditions for people with his condition in Nigeria."

Fatou-Seydi Sarr, of the African Bureau for Immigration and Social Affairs, said a deportation would sentence Anwana to unnecessary suffering, and perhaps even death.

"With his condition, life in Nigeria will be very, very bad, and can lead to death for not receiving proper medical care," Fatou-Seydi Sarr said.

For his part, Anwana wants to stay in the U.S. Through an interpreter he has known since his days at the Michigan School for the Deaf, he said he is "happy" living in Michigan.

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