Rodrigo Martinez and Edwin Echegoyen were married in DC on March
1st, hoping to stay an order from the Department of Homeland
Security for Martinez’s deportation on March 9th. Despite the
Administration’s promise to cease defending Section 3 of DOMA
(the Defense of Marriage Act), deportations of married non-US
citizens continue.
1st, hoping to stay an order from the Department of Homeland
Security for Martinez’s deportation on March 9th. Despite the
Administration’s promise to cease defending Section 3 of DOMA
(the Defense of Marriage Act), deportations of married non-US
citizens continue.
For more information on Rodrigo and Edwin, read their story on
The Advocate. To tell your own story and to read others’,
visit Stop the
Deportations or
https://dev-fec.pantheonsite.io/story. For information on the
Uniting American Families Act, visit our
Federal Policy page.