Reprieve for city man facing deportation

By Tasha Kates

Published: October 1, 2008

A Charlottesville man who was facing deportation to Russia will get a second chance to have his case heard before the Board of Immigration Appeals.

Attorney Mark Urbanski said he received word Wednesday that three government agencies agreed to reopen Gennady Denisenko’s case. Denisenko, who is being detained in Texas, may be eligible for bond or release after his case is reopened in court next week.

“This was the major hurdle,â€