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Going to do whatever it takes to have him be back with us. >> reporter: niec's story began in 1979. his mother escaped communist poland and was granted permission to legally enter the united states. >> that's your mom there in. >> that's my mom. >> eventually their mother got u.s. citizenship and in 1989, niec got permanent status. >> the permanent resident card, it gave us comfort. >> reporter: that broke in when immigration officials determined niec should be detained for offenses committed when he was 17 years old. saying it is the result of two 1992 state convictions for malicious destruct...

In 1989, niec got permanent status. >> i have a permanent resident card. it gave us comfort. >> reporter: that comfort broken when immigration officials determined niec should be detained for offensesomtted wh he was 17 years old, saying it's the result of two 1992 state convictions for malicious destruction of property and receiving stolen property, both of which are crimes involving moral turpitude. niec's family said one involved damages to a car, kossing him about $100. the other offense was expunged from his record after he completed ale youth training program. now it seems that convictio...