Jay Mercado, second from left, and Shirley Tan pose with their twin 12-year-old sons Jashley and Joriene Mercado and grandmother Renee Mercado, at their home in Pacifica on March 28.
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Sen Dianne Feinstein Saves Lesbian Mom from Deportation
Posted by
freedom2immigrate 1126 days ago
(http://carnalnation.com)
A few weeks ago, we told you of the tragic plight of a lesbian mom who was to be deported by the U.S. government .
California lesbian mother given deportation reprieve (AP)
Posted by
freedom2immigrate 1126 days ago
(http://www.guardian.co.uk)
A Philippines-born lesbian mother ordered to leave the country next month for overstaying her visa will likely be allowed to stay through next year thanks to intervention from U.S. Sen.
Deportation looms for Filipina over gay Marriage
Posted by
igualdad 1126 days ago
(http://www.gmanews.tv)
and also from gay and lesbian rights groups like O4I, Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), The Love Exiles Foundation, Immigration Equality and Marriage Equality USA. Within the Filipino community, the Bayan-USA ...
For binational lesbian couple deportation delayed indefinitely
Posted by
DividedByLaw 1126 days ago
(http://www.inlookout.com)
Marriage Equality, Immigration Equality, Out4Immigration, Love Exiles and all the Media that remained so patient and supportive. Sen Boxer is sponsoring UAFA and we now hope that Sen. Feinstein will do the same as many many others are ...
Shirley Tan Saved from Deportation (for Now) Lez Get Real
Posted by
Fight4theRight 1126 days ago
(http://lezgetreal.com)
... that provided guidance and support; Marriage Equality, Immigration Equality, Out4 Immigration, Love Exiles and all the Media that remained so patient and supportive. Senator Boxer is co- sponsoring UAFA and we now hope that Sen. ...
Lesbian Mom Gets Deportation Reprieve (glaadBLOG)
Posted by
Fight4theRight 1126 days ago
(http://glaadblog.org)
U.S. immigration law prevents gay, lesbian and bi people from sponsoring a same-sex partner for permanent residency, so Tan's partner Jaylynn, who is a U.S. citizen, cannot sponsor her. However, on the evening of Wednesday, ... We featured two excellent pieces in the March edition of Best & Worst of National News, a Washington Post editorial pushing for the passage of the UAFA and a San Jose Mercury News piece that humanized this issue through Shirley Tan's story. ...
Calif. lesbian mother given deportation reprieveThe Associated Press... immigration reform bill, known as the Uniting American Families Act, that would give gay Americans the right to sponsor foreign-born partners for residency. "The long-term health of their family completely depends on the passage of UAFA," Nathan ...
Feinstein intervenes to help lesbian mother threatened with ...San Jose Mercury News, USA... civil unions or domestic partnerships have no legal status for the purpose of international travel or immigration. A bill in Congress, the Uniting American Families Act, would allow binational same-sex couples access to permanent resident status. ...
Senator Feinstein's Emergency Bill Saves Same-Sex Couple from ...Bay Area Indymedia, CAby Kathy Drasky Because federal immigration law does not currently allow LGBT Americans to sponsor their partners, it took an emergency bill introduced on the Senate floor yesterday by Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) to keep one same-sex binational couple ...
Pacifica lesbian mom deportation blocked (San Francisco Chronicle)
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freedom2immigrate 1126 days ago
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Pacifica lesbian mom's deportation blockedSan Francisco Chronicle, USATan was taken into custody at her home in January for overstaying her 1989 visitor's visa. She applied for political asylum in 1995 but was turned down by the Board of Immigration Appeals in 2002. Tan said she was not notified of the decision.
Lesbian mom gets deportation reprieve (North County Times)
Posted by
LauREN 1126 days ago
(http://us.rd.yahoo.com)
SAN FRANCISCO ---- A Philippines-born lesbian mother who was ordered to leave the country next month for overstaying her visa will likely be allowed to stay through next year due to Sen. Dianne Feinstein's intervention in the case.
Breaking News Lesbian Mom Saved from Deportation For Now
Posted by
ATLdave 1126 days ago
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...it will allow Tan to stay with her family long enough (we hope) for passage of the Uniting American Families Act (UAFA), which would allow...
Lesbian mom saved from deportation by private bill introduced by Feinstein
Posted by
ATLdave 1126 days ago
(http://www.topix.com)
However Shirleys ultimate saviour will be UAFA [Uniting American Families Act] and nothing else! READ MORE...
Shirley Tan can stay
Posted by
uluckidog 1126 days ago
(http://www.miketidmus.com)
However Shirleys ultimate saviour will be UAFA and nothing else! ... An immigration ‘Hail Mary’ Lesbian mother faces deportation
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