In the weeks leading up to Tan’s new deportation date GLAAD will continue working to secure additional media attention, particularly on national news outlets like CNN and network morning programs like NBC’s Today Show and ABC’s Good Morning America.
After the first wave of media coverage and the intervention of U.S Representative Jackie Speier, D-San Mateo, Tan’s deportation has been delayed until April 22, giving her a very short amount of time to continue pleading her case through legal and legislative channels. Representative Speier also co-sponsored the Uniting American Families act, or UAFA, a bill now pending in Congress that would allow gay and lesbian American citizens to sponsor their partners for permanent residency.
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