Supporters of a family separated by a deportation order gathered in Park Extension Saturday afternoon to voice their disapproval of the situation.

Originally from Pakistan, Sabir Mohammed Sheikh and his wife Seema were deported from Canada in July for making errors on their immigration application, but the Sheikh's four children were allowed to remain.

The family's older siblings, Sami, 21, and Ashra, 26, have been caring for their five-year-old sister, Sabrina, since then.

The Sheikhs had been living in Canada for almost a decade as refugees from the political and sometimes violent turmoil of Karachi.

In 2007, immigration officials learned the family had lived in Dubai before coming to Canada, and that information had not been included in their application. The couple was deported to the United States.

The Sheikhs are currently living in New York, where they've filed for refugee status in an effort to buy more time.

More to come.