January 5th, 2012
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA - A married gay couple in San Francisco who were denied a green card last year have been granted a two-year pardon on their deportation case.
According to the San Francisco Chronicle, officials granted “deferred action” in the case of Bradford Wells and Anthony John Makk, and they have Nancy Pelosi to thank for that.
“We’re still dizzy from the news,” said Makk. “We are elated.”
“[Wells and Makk] won a two year stay against the threat of deportation, thanks to the personal intervention of their representative, House leader Nancy Pelosi, D-San Francisco. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and state Sen. Mark Leno, a Democrat who represents parts of San Francisco, also provided assistance.”
Makk, an Australian citizen, married Wells, a U.S. citizen suffering from AIDS-related illnesses, and became his primary caregiver. Makk was denied a green card based on his marriage to a citizen by the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which bans any federal marital rights to same-sex couples.
For years, Makk had to venture back and forth from Australia to America on tourist visas and business visas up until 2010. The couple met with Pelosi in October and asked officials to put the appeal of their application on hold pending the repeal of DOMA.
I appreciate the consideration of [U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services] in granting this relief to my constituents,” said Pelosi. “I join Anthony and Bradford in celebrating the decision, and will continue to work to repeal the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act.”
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