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March 24, 2011

Lesbian Couple Wins Halt to Deportation Effort 
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Democratic Rep. Jerry Nadler of New York has announced plans to
re-introduce a measure that would defend bi-national gay and lesbian
couples whose partnerships are threatened by deportations. The Uniting
American Families Act would seek to provide immigration equality to
bi-national same sex couples. Nadler's plan follows a New York judge's
decision to halt deportation hearings that would have separated female a
citizen of Argentina from her American wife. The judge's decision marks
the first time a married same sex couple has successfully halted a
pending deportation based on the Obama administration's decision to no
longer defend the Defense of Marriage Act.



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