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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Stephen Starr

A Ukrainian family built a community in Cleveland. Now, they face deportation

A child stands between a woman and a man at a table alongside a window in a home.
Mykola (left) and Tamila Vashchuk with their son at their home in Bay Village, Ohio, on 19 June. Photograph: Peter Larson/The Guardian

Tamila Vashchuk and her husband, Mykola, are minor celebrities in this corner of Ohio.

The Ukrainian couple have appeared on the cover of local magazines and been invited onto morning television shows. En route to building a successful pierogi food business, they’ve met with the governor. A recent law graduate from Cleveland State University, Mykola is hoping to do his bar exams someday. Most Sundays, they volunteer at the local church.

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