Obama's deportation focus shifts from gay families

 

Reflecting a change in deportation policy, the Obama administration has dropped its attempt to remove a member of a same-sex California couple who overstayed his visa.

US Fed deportation decision may benefit San Francisco gay couple

 

 

 

 

Anthony John Makk (right), married to Bradford Wells, faces deportation.

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Washington -- A San Francisco gay couple facing the threat of deportation may obtain relief through a surprise decision by the Obama administration to consider same-sex marriage when deciding whom to deport.

US Immigration changes may benefit gay foreign nationals facing deportation

 

The Obama administration unveiled on Thursday new immigration policy that could enable many undocumented immigrants facing deportation to stay within the United States — a move that could enable bi-national same-sex couples at the risk of separation to stay together within the country.

Jamaican lesbian can stay in UK, tribunal rules.

 

A victory for LGBT Immigration in the UK was achieved today,  when it was reported that A Jamaican lesbian has won the right to stay in the UK.   The immigration judges have ruled she risks persecution if she returns to her home country.    The lady who for her own safety can not be named lives in the Stoke-on-Trent area  had previously been refused leave to remain in the UK by the Home Office.

New hope for bi-national gay couples

 

Henry Velandia (right) and his spouse, Josh Vandiver (photo courtesy Lavi Soloway)

American immigration movement.  

LGBT advocates working on immigration issues are hoping the cancelled deportation this week of a gay foreign national living in the United States could be promising news for bi-national same-sex couples in danger of separation.

Deportation of citizen's same-sex partner cancelled

 

Immigration officials have called off the deportation of a Venezuelan man who legally married his same-sex partner in the United States, a move advocates hope will push the Obama administration to halt similar deportations and help repeal a federal law that recognizes only marriages between a man and a woman, the AP news agency is reporting.

Ugandan woman branded with iron for being a lesbian faces deportation

 

A Ugandan woman that endured the pain of being branded with a hot iron in her home country for being a lesbian now faces the cruel and harsh possibility of being sent back to a regime of hate.

Gay artist granted reprieve from deportation

 

Alvaro Orozco, a gay artist who fled Nicaragua due to his sexual orientation, has been granted the right to remain in Canada.

 

 

How one gay Tanzanian's asylum rejection shows the UK immigration system's unfairness

 

Eddy Cosmas (centre) at NUS LGBT conference

Special report By Paul Canning from LGBT Asylum News.

A gay Tanzanian activist has had his asylum case rejected at the first hurdle because he's not been accepted as gay. His case has been determined as one which can be quickly decided and he's therefore been placed in the 'fast track' process and immediately detained.

 

UAFA-inclusive immigration bill introduced

In the US, a new bill regarding immigration, which includes provision for bi-national gay couples.

Representative  Mike Honda, Democrat  sponsors the Reuniting Families Act. 

A U.S. House member from California on Thursday introduced family immigration legislation that includes language allowing gay Americans to sponsor their foreign partners for residency in the United States.

 

Jerrold Nadler To Reintroduce Gay Immigration Rights Bill In US

 

The New York Congressman Jerrold Nadler will  reintroduce his Uniting American Families Act (UAFA) later this week.

The UAFA would allow gay Americans to sponsor an immigrant partner for citizenship. Currently, the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), the Clinton-era law that bans federal recognition of the marriages of gay and lesbian couples, blocks such a sponsorship.

US passports forms get more inclusive!

 

Riding high on the momentum of gay rights since the  "don't ask, don't tell," repeal,  one hears the USA State Department has taken on a new more inclusive language in US passports issued for the first time.   They have taken on a more non specific gender language,  which has been applauded by many in the fight for gay and equal rights.