at the maryland's women's prison in jessup, maryland. 14 months passed. and then afaf khalifa, the only bargaining chip michael shannon had left to get back his children disappeared. >> she was suddenly gone. deported back to egypt. before the state of maryland, before the prosecuting attorneys even knew she was released from prison. >> were you notified? >> no, the office was not notified that she had been paroled nor that there would be any action taken by immigration officials. at the time. >> if you're wondering how that could have happened, you're not alone. the state department told cnn it doesn't interfere in deportation cases. that is up to the u.s. immigration service. and no one from immigration has returned multiple phone calls and e-mails asking for comment.