Just minutes after DOMA was struck down by the Supreme Court, a New York City immigration judge stopped the deportation hearing of a gay Colombian man married to a U.S. citizen. Although Sean and Steven Brooks were legally married in New York, federal law did not recognize their union. An intern at the law firm representing the couple ran five blocks to hand the Supreme Court’s ruling to the judge right after it was posted online.
Immigration Judge Stops Deportation Hearing Minutes After DOMA Ruling
HeadlineJun 27, 2013