tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218655359177658460.post3274823123883836966..comments2023-05-27T03:27:45.958-07:00Comments on STOP THE DEPORTATIONS THE DOMA PROJECT: With Deportation Set for Valentines Day, Brian & Anton Fight For A Future TogetherUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218655359177658460.post-1173598948361139122011-03-24T13:23:20.655-07:002011-03-24T13:23:20.655-07:00What happened??What happened??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218655359177658460.post-16031025949095362422011-02-07T16:55:03.575-08:002011-02-07T16:55:03.575-08:00Help us stop the deportation of Anton Tanumihardja...Help us stop the deportation of Anton Tanumihardja on Feb 14.<br /><br />Write/call Secretary Janet Napolitano and urge her to halt this deportation<br /><br />Secretary Janet Napolitano <br />U.S. Department of Homeland Security<br />Washington, DC 20528 <br /><br />CALL 202-282-8495Lavi Solowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14075370038817607919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218655359177658460.post-25629002680898729302011-02-07T16:15:29.510-08:002011-02-07T16:15:29.510-08:00WE'VE GOT 7DAYS... LETS PULL TOGETHER AND DO I...WE'VE GOT 7DAYS... LETS PULL TOGETHER AND DO IT!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218655359177658460.post-4012738831252388262011-02-07T10:00:09.548-08:002011-02-07T10:00:09.548-08:00The reality is that once Anton is deported, he is ...The reality is that once Anton is deported, he is unlikely to be brought back even if he wins his current Motion to Reopen his case.Lavi Solowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14075370038817607919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218655359177658460.post-27403202956993880292011-02-07T08:52:55.196-08:002011-02-07T08:52:55.196-08:00I've known Anton since 2003, and he's pret...I've known Anton since 2003, and he's pretty much been a model citizen, always working (and even buying his own health insurance). I see no reason to hasten his deportation while his case is still under appeal. It serves no purpose other than maybe to subsidize the airlines the price of a return ticket when his appeal is granted. I think it's just crazy that the office that manages deportations and the office that manages appeals don't even talk to each other!Les Howardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218655359177658460.post-1012351920509755612011-02-06T11:27:04.469-08:002011-02-06T11:27:04.469-08:00Anton came from Indonesia in 2002. He fled because...Anton came from Indonesia in 2002. He fled because of persecution against gay men, Christians and ethnic Chinese in that country. He applied for asylum within month of arrival, but he prepared the application himself without an attorney and did not have sufficient evidence to support his claim in the view of the immigration judge. He later got legal representation and much more evidence of worsening anti-gay persecution there including expert witness testimony. However, because he had already been appealing his case for years he needs to win a Motion to Reopen for this evidence to be heard. His case is slated for deportation despite the fact that there is a pending emergency Motion to Stay Removal and a Motion to Reopen. He may very well be deported before the Board of Immigration Appeals decides those Motions unless there is intervention. LGBT asylum seekers, lacking proper representation and unfamiliar with the legal process, face an extraordinarily and complex path and often lose cases that would have been won in the first instance with proper representation. In this case, the facts are even more desperate as deportation will split up this couple, because certainly there is no way this gay American could relocate to Indonesia and live as an openly gay couple with his partner. Our government has the power to rectify this by delaying the deportation until all legal avenues have been pursued.Lavi Solowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14075370038817607919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218655359177658460.post-21167522506917519972011-02-06T05:03:35.522-08:002011-02-06T05:03:35.522-08:00What's the government's stated reason for ...What's the government's stated reason for deporting Anton? Expired visa or some shit?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218655359177658460.post-53077107509083651642011-02-03T17:19:12.693-08:002011-02-03T17:19:12.693-08:00The govt should come up with some amount that peop...The govt should come up with some amount that people must pay to stay here. If they have established roots.. then that should be enough. Charge them a fee for every year they were here and allow them to stay. Give them a certain ID that allows them to work and pay taxes. <br /><br />I know Brian and even tho I'm not gay I support this cause. We have a lot in common as I too am connected with the indonesian people here in Philly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com