You cannot qualify for Earned income credit when you file married filing separately.
So why would turbo send me a email say my tax is being held longer BC of earn income credit
who sent you the email--TurboTax or the IRS? Once your tax return has been submitted to the IRS it is completely up to the IRS to determine what happens.
What does the IRS website say? <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://www.irs.gov/refunds">https://www.irs.gov/refunds</a>
Then you wait for it to be processed by the IRS. If you filed MFS they will not allow EIC