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Carla and Britta

15/04/09 09:04
Stories Carla and Britta
As many of you already know, Britta was taken into custody on March 18, 2009 in Florida and is currently awaiting trial. She is detained in an immigration center and has made the decision to stay and fight. This is a long process, which means she could be detained for months.

Her partner of 11 years, Carla is doing everything she can to make sure that Britta has a fair trial. She has hired an immigration lawyer in Florida who has a great track record in these cases. The sad truth is, that if Carla and Britta were able to marry in the U.S., Britta would not be locked up now and robbed of her freedoms.

Brittaʼs detention has already taken a toll on those she loves dearly. Carla has worked tirelessly on this case, calling lawyers, Congress members, Gay rights activists, immigration rights organizations, and the media.

Friends and family of Britta and Carla fear they will never see Britta again because of a law that refuses to acknowledge same sex couples.

We need your help! Please make a donation to help support Britta's Defense Fund. Carla has been paying for all the legal fees and the phone bills that are outrageously expensive from the detention center.

If you could donate any amount you wish to ensure that Britta gets a fair trial so that Carla and Britta can be reunited and obtain the basic rights we all take for granted.

Please see the information below to find out more about the case and how you can help. Thank you in advance for helping our dear friends Britta and Carla.

Britta's Defense Fund
There are over 35,000 couples who have been ripped apart, and their partners forced to leave the USA to live in Europe or Canada. The Uniting American Families Act (UAFA, H.R.1024, S. 424) is a U.S. bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate discrimination in the immigration laws by permitting permanent partners of United States citizens and lawful permanent residents to obtain lawful permanent resident status in the same manner as spouses of citizens and lawful permanent residents. Go now to http://www.gretabinah.com and read Carla and Britta's story

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Americans take it for granted that if they fall in love with a foreigner, they will be able to sponsor their partner for residency in the United States. But there is no such option for same-sex couples. It simply does not matter how long a couple has been together, how devoted they are to each other or even if they are legally married in Massachusetts, California (before Prop 8) or a country that allows it; if the partners are the same sex, their relationship is irrelevant in the American immigration system. A matter of fact, if our marriages become known to an immigration official, it would be evidence enough (to them) of a reason to want to stay permanently in the U.S. and would be an automatic ground to deny our spouses entry, or even a visa in the future.



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