HUFFINGTON
11.11.12
FEATURE_TITLE
Asaf Darash,
from Israel, is
the founder
of the startup company
Regpack.
ASAF DARASH, AN ISRAELI ENTREPRENEUR,
was putting his 18-month-old son to bed when
he received the news he had been dreading. He
had applied to renew his temporary visa back in
April. It was now the middle of September, a few
weeks away from his visa expiration, and immigration officials had still not responded. As he
watched his son fall asleep, he opened an urgent
email from his attorney. His application was denied. He faced deportation. ¶ “You read it and
you’re like ‘No, this can’t be right,’” Darash reBY GERRY SMITH >> PHOTOGRAPHS BY CODY PICKENS